| 单词 | syllable-timed |
| 释义 | > as lemmassyllable-timed syllable-timed adj. of or having a rhythm in which syllables occur at roughly equivalent time intervals; opposed to stress-timed adj. s.v. stress n. Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > of rhythm in which syllables occur regularly isosyllabic1922 syllable-timed1947 1947 K. L. Pike Phonemics i. ii. 13/1 In English one tends to hear stress-timed rhythm in contra-distinction to a syllable-timed rhythm. In the syllable-timed type the syllables themselves tend to be more or less equally spaced... As a result of the syllable timing the vowels are likely to be clear cut. 1980 Eng. World-wide 1 i. 108 This, as well as the syllable-timed rhythm, gives rise to the staccato impression often noticed by outsiders. < as lemmas |
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