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单词 sibilant
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sibilant

adjective
/ˈsɪbɪlənt/
/ˈsɪbɪlənt/
(formal or literary)
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  1. making a ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound
    • the sibilant sound of whispering
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sibilant- ‘hissing’, from the verb sibilare.

sibilant

noun
/ˈsɪbɪlənt/
/ˈsɪbɪlənt/
(phonetics)
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  1. a sibilant sound made in speech, such as /s/ and /z/ in the English words sip and zipTopics Languagec2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sibilant- ‘hissing’, from the verb sibilare.
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