| 单词 | nasal |
| 释义 | nasal nasal1 —nasality /nay zal"i tee/, nasalism, n. /nay"zeuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the nose: the nasal cavity. 2. Phonet. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n, or the ng of song). n. 3. Phonet. a nasal speech sound. [1375-1425; late ME (adj.) < ML *nasalis, equiv. to L nas(us) NOSE + -alis -AL1] nasal2 /nay"zeuhl/, n. Armor. a bar or narrow plate used with an open helmet as a defense for the nose. [1470-80; late ME < ML nasale, n. use of neut. of *nasalis NASAL1; r. ME nasel < MF < ML, as above] |
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