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vowellike

/ˈvaʊ.əl.laɪk/

翻译: 形容词,指某事物在发音或音质上类似元音。

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adjective

/ˈvaʊ.əl.laɪk/formal已废弃
  • zh形容词,指某事物在发音或音质上类似元音。

An obsolete adjective meaning resembling a vowel in sound or quality.

  1. Resembling a vowelC1formal

    Having the acoustic or articulatory qualities of a vowel sound, such as being open and sonorous.

    zh类元音

    • The /l/ in 'bottle' can be vowellike in some dialects.
    • Certain consonants, like /r/ and /l/, can become vowellike in specific phonetic contexts.
    • The linguist described the sound as a vowellike glide.

    同义词vocalic

    反义词consonantal