nonsyllabic是什么意思

2024-01-27 02:32:16

nonsyllabic

美[nɒnsɪlæbɪk] 英[nɒnsɪlæbɪk]

adj. [语]不成音节的；非音节的

近义词：unsyllabic，syllabic，

Adjective

not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong);
"the nonsyllabic `n in `botany when it is pronounced `botny" "the nonsyllabic `i in `oi"
(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable;
"initial l in little is nonsyllabic"