Pronunciation
[prə,nʌnsɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] or [prə'nʌnsɪ'eʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; 'the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners'; 'that is the correct pronunciation'.
(noun.) the manner in which someone utters a word; 'they are always correcting my pronunciation'.
伊丽莎白編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
(n.) The mode of uttering words or sentences.
(n.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.
錄入:奥利维尔
例句/造句/用法:
- My father, who taught me, is away, and I don't get on very fast alone, for I've no one to correct my pronunciation. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- When I _sor_ him (such was Mr. Donne's pronunciation) about to spring, I thought I should have fainted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- It is a curious fact that in the Edison family the pronunciation of the name has always been with the long e sound, as it would naturally be in the Dutch language. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- It is observed by critics, that all words or sentences, which are difficult to the pronunciation, are disagreeable to the ear. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- It was perfect in construction, in phraseology, in grammar, in emphasis, in pronunciation --everything. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I said: Doctor, there is a flaw in your pronunciation somewhere. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I sometimes, you are aware, make her read French poetry by way of practice in pronunciation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- These things belong only to pronunciation, which is the least part of grammar, said Mrs. Garth. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Naumann's pronunciation of the vowel seemed to stretch the word satirically. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Barsad, said Defarge, making it French by pronunciation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
埃尔默編輯