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单词 monosyllabic
释义

monosyllabic

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk /
adjective
1(Of a word or utterance) consisting of one syllable.As they continue to develop, children learn to segment polysyllabic words into syllables as they approach kindergarten age and monosyllabic words into phonemes around first grade....
  • Why are there so many syllables in the word monosyllabic?
  • Jo answered, spitting out each monosyllabic word.
1.1(Of a person) using brief or few words to signify reluctance to engage in conversation: a monosyllabic footballer...
  • So I eventually called up the helpline, and the monosyllabic customer advisor at the end of the phone informed me that there was indeed a delay.
  • Georges' wife, who works for a successful editor, is concerned: not least for their monosyllabic son, Pierrot, a young swimming champ.
  • He is permanently monosyllabic unless the subject happens to be narrow-gauge North American railways, and he never uses a word where a silent, dismissive glare would do.

Derivatives

monosyllabically

adverb ...
  • My head feels like its going to explode as I sit through the two important meetings I had yesterday, monosyllabically trying to make contributions.
  • This emotional tailspin lasted all the way through Sunday, rendering me monosyllabically uncommunicative for the entire duration.
  • I responded monosyllabically that yes I would come and talk to him and that was fine.

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