tenuis

n. 清塞音 [医] 细薄的, 纤弱的

发音

UK /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/
UK /ˈtɛnuːɪs/
US /ˈtɛnjuɪs/
US /ˈtɛnuɪs/

词形变化

tenues 复数 tenues

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tenuis consonant.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],

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  2. 2.

    Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).

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词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”). Doublet of thin.

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