| 释义 |
Adjective: nonsyllabic- Not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)
"the nonsyllabic 'n' in 'botany' when it is pronounced 'botny'"; "the nonsyllabic 'i' in 'oi'"
- unsyllabic - (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable
"initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"
See also: unsyllabled Antonym: syllabic |