diphthong

n. 二合元音, 复合元音, 元音连字 [电] 二重母音

发音

UK /ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/
UK /ˈdɪpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/
CA
US /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/
US /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/
US /ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/
US /ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/

词形变化

diphthongs 复数 diphthongs

别名

dipthong

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

    双元音

    语言学
  2. 2.

    A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.

    语言学
  3. 3.

    A vowel digraph or ligature.

    罕用

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

vowel

相关短语

spurious diphthong falling diphthong 下降二合元音 rising diphthong 上升二合元音

词源

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) Ancient Greek φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai) Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos) Ancient Greek δῐ́φθογγος (dĭ́phthongos)der. Latin diphthongusbor. French diphtongueder. English diphthong From French diphtongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Ancient Greek δίφθογγος (díphthongos, “two sounds”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound”).

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