| 单词 | sibilant |
| 释义 | sibilant[ sib-uh-luhnt ] / ˈsɪb ə lənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sibilant ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivehissing. Phonetics. characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this [this], /ðɪs/, rose [rohz], /roʊz/, pressure [presh-er], /ˈprɛʃ ər/, pleasure [plezh-er], /ˈplɛʒ ər/, and certain similar uses of ch, sh, z, zh, etc. nounPhonetics. a sibilant consonant. Origin of sibilantFirst recorded before 1660–70; from Latin sībilant- (stem of sībilāns ), present participle of sībilāre “to hiss”), equivalent to sībil(us) “a hissing, whistling” (imitative of the sound) + -ant- adjective suffix; see -ant OTHER WORDS FROM sibilantWords nearby sibilantSiberian larkspur, Siberian ruby, Siberian squill, Siberian wallflower, siberite, sibilant, sibilant rale, sibilate, Sibirʾ, Sibiu, sibling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sibilantBritish Dictionary definitions for sibilantsibilant / (ˈsɪbɪlənt) / adjectivephonetics relating to or denoting the consonants (s, z, / ʃ /, / ʒ /), all pronounced with a characteristic hissing sound having a hissing soundthe sibilant sound of wind among the leaves nouna sibilant consonant Derived forms of sibilantsibilance or sibilancy, nounsibilantly, adverbWord Origin for sibilantC17: from Latin sībilāre to hiss, of imitative origin; compare Greek sizein to hiss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sibilantsibilant [ sĭb′ə-lənt ] adj.Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh). The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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