vowel
英 [ˈvaʊəl] 美 [ˈvaʊəl]

n.

元音；母音；

adj.

元音的；母音的；

变形

复数：vowels

英英释义

vowel[ 'vauəl ]

• n.
  • a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

    同义词：vowel sound

  • a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

词组短语

vowel sound元音声

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The student was practising making a new vowel sound .
   那个学生在练习一个新母音的发音。
2. A vowel can form a syllable by itself.
   元音能单独构成音节。

权威例句

Self-organization in vowel systems
Phonetic universal in vowel systems
Phonetic Universals in Vowel Systems
The strange vowel sets of Charm theory: the question from top to bottom
The Dispersion-Focalization Theory of vowel systems
Static, dynamic, and relational properties in vowel perception
Developmental changes in perception of nonnative vowel contrasts
A perceptual model of vowel recognition based on the auditory representation of American English vowels.
Effects of noise and spectral resolution on vowel and consonant recognition: acoustic and electric hearing.
A clinical method for estimating laryngeal airway resistance during vowel production.