单词 | monosyllabic |
释义 | monosyllabic —monosyllabically, adv. —monosyllabicity /mon'euh sil'euh bis"i tee/, n. /mon'euh si lab"ik/, adj. 1. having only one syllable, as the word no. 2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words. 3. very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply. [1815-25; < ML monosyllabicus, equiv. to LL monosyllab(on) monosyllable ( < Gk monosýllabon, n. use of neut. of monosýllabos monosyllabic) + -icus -IC] |
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