palatalised

• 语音学术语，指发音时舌面抬向硬腭的辅音，即腭化音或软化音。

A linguistic term describing a consonant sound that is articulated with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate.

1. Phonetic articulationC2formal

   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate, as in the sound 'y', or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate, as in 'ch' in 'chin' or 'j' in 'gin'.

   腭化音

   • The 'ch' sound in 'chin' is a palatalised consonant.
   • In some languages, palatalised consonants are distinct from non-palatalised ones.
   • The phonetician explained how palatalised sounds are articulated.

   同义词palatalpalatalized

• 语言学中使用的动词，指发音时把舌头抬向硬腭，使辅音腭化（软化），即发出腭化音。

A verb used in linguistics to describe the process of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the hard palate, or to modify a sound in such a way.

1. Pronounce with tongue against palateC2formal

   To articulate a consonant sound by raising the front of the tongue toward the hard palate, giving it a softer or 'y'-like quality.

   颚化

   • In Russian, speakers often palatalise consonants before certain vowels.
   • Linguists study how different languages palatalise sounds.
   • The student learned to palatalise the 'n' sound in Spanish.

   同义词soften