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单词 pronounce
释义 pro·nounce
\prəˈnau̇n(t)s\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English pronuncen, pronouncen, from Middle French prononcier, from Latin pronuntiare to proclaim, articulate, from pro- forth + nuntiare to report, relate, from nuntius messenger — more at pro-
transitive verb
1. : to utter officially or ceremoniously
 < pronounce a eulogy >
 < pronounce a death sentence >
: declare solemnly
 < I now pronounce you man and wife >
 < have been officially pronounced to be exemplars of the Christian faith — K.S.Latourette >
 < the weightiest judgment which he could pronounce — H.E.Scudder >
2. : to declare authoritatively or by way of a judgment, opinion, or conclusion
 < doctors pronounced him fit to resume his duties >
 < pronounced the meeting adjourned >
3.
 a. : to employ the organs of speech to produce (as a variety or a component of spoken language) or to produce the spoken counterpart of (as an orthographic representation of a word, syllable, speech sound, phrase)
  < to pronounce German well >
  < chimpanzee is pronounced in several ways >
 b. : to represent in printed or written characters the spoken counterpart of (an orthographic representation)
  < both dictionaries pronounce clique the same >
4. : to deliver (a speech) with regard to sound or manner of utterance : recite
 < speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. : to declare one's opinion or conclusion definitely or authoritatively : pass judgment
 < the speaker was twice required to pronounce on the subject of free speech — Guy Eden >
 < liberal platforms regularly pronounce in favor of … antitrust enforcement — Carl Kaysen >
2. : to produce the components of spoken language
 < to pronounce faultlessly >
 < why radio announcers … are continually under attack for the way they pronounce — David Abercrombie >
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