lenis

n. 发音较不费力的辅音 a. 发音时毫不费力的, 微弱的

发音

US /ˈliːnɪs/

词形变化

lenes 复数 lenes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A lenis consonant.

    语言学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

    语言学

    Unaspirated [p] is lenis in Danish, the corresponding fortis consonant being [pʰ]. The same sound is fortis in French, the corresponding lenis consonant being [b].

相关短语

spiritus lenis

词源

Borrowed from Latin lēnis (“soft, smooth”).

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