| 释义 |
pho·neme
\ˈfōˌnēm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French phonème, from Greek phōnēma sound, from phōnein to sound
1. : the smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one utterance from another in all of the variations that it displays in the speech of a single person or particular dialect as the result of modifying influences (as neighboring sounds and stress)
< the p of English pin and the f of English fin are two different phonemes >
— compare allophone, phone
2. [German phonem, from Greek phōnēma sound] : an auditory hallucination of voices and spoken words |