aitch

n. H, h的字母, h音 a. H形的

发音

其它 /ˈeɪt͡ʃ/

词形变化

aitches 复数 aitches

别名

Aitch haitch ache

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The name of the Latin script letter H/h.

    The word hour is written with a silent aitch.

    Cockneys drop their aitches.

相关短语

aitch ee double hockey sticks HE-double-hockey-sticks

词源

From Middle English ache, borrowed from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca. The source is unclear, but may descend from the vowelless alphabetic sequence ha ka 'H, K' (becoming [aka] when the [h] ceased to be pronounced), as K had low frequency in Late Latin. Doublet of ecchi.

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