单词	nontonal
释义	nontonal adjective non·​ton·​al ˌnän-ˈtō-nᵊl  : not tonal: such as a music : not having or based in a particular key : atonal nontonal music b linguistics : not using pitch to express differences of meaning between words nontonal languages Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web This articulation of speech within a whistle only works for nontonal languages, where the pitch of speech sounds isn’t crucial to the meaning of the word. Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2021 Overall, only one in 30 complex tonal languages flourished in dry areas; one in three nontonal languages cropped up in those same regions. Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2015 Word History First Known Use 1922, in the meaning defined above
随便看	gladiatory gladier gladiest gladii gladiola gladiolar gladiolas gladiole gladioles gladioli gladiolus gladiolus thrips gladioluses gladite gladius gladiuses gladless gladlier gladliest gladly gladness gladnesses glads Gladsakse gladsome

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