aspirated

a. [语]送气音的

词形变化

more aspirated 比较级 most aspirated 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of aspirate

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.

    送气

    语言学

    In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].

  2. 2.

    In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.

    语言学

    The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.

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