horse-hoarse merger
短语发音
US
/ˈhoɹs hoɹs ˌmɝdʒɚ/
UK
/ˈhɔːs hɔːs ˌmɜːdʒə/
SCOT
/ˈhɔɹs hoɹs ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/
AU
/ˈhoːs hoːs ˌmɜːdʒə/
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse, war and wore, for and four, etc become homophones.
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