crasis

n. 体质, 元音缩合, 二元音的融合 [医] 体质

发音

其它 /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/

词形变化

crases 复数 crases

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One's constitution; the balance of humours in a person's body.

    可数 废旧 不可数

    Some men have peculiar symptoms, according to their temperament and crasis, which they had from the stars and those celestial influences […]

  2. 2.

    A mixture or combination.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.

    可数 不可数 语言学

词源

From Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixture”).

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