trigraph

n. 三字母一音

发音

UK /ˈtɹaɪɡɹɑːf/
US /ˈtɹaɪɡɹæf/

词形变化

trigraphs 复数 trigraphs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.

    语言学

    The letter “i” is pronounced as /aɪ/ when followed by the trigraph “ght”, as in right /raɪt/.

  2. 2.

    A three-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.

    计算机 工程 数学

词源

From tri- + -graph.

来源：wiktionary