monosyllable

英 ['mɒnə(ʊ)sɪləb(ə)l] 美['mɑnəsɪləbl]
  • n. 单音节词

英英释义


1. a word or utterance of one syllable

实用场景例句


A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
他不爱说话,对我的问题一两个字就打发掉了。

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中文词源


monosyllable 单音节

mono-,单个的,syllable,音节。

双语例句


1. Meanwhile, we design a picture identification close - set monosyllable word list with the same phonemes.
按照汉语儿童音素平衡,选取儿童常用单音节词, 设计了儿童音素平衡50词开放式词表.

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英文词源


monosyllable (n.)
1530s, from Latin monosyllabus "of one syllable," from Greek monosyllabos, from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + syllabe "syllable" (see syllable).

词态变化


复数: monosyllables;