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