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syllable

/ˈsɪləbəl/

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noun

音節

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

Examples :

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

単語「happy」には「hap」と「py」の2つの音節があります。

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noun

音節

The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

Examples :

"The syllable "cat" is a representation of the sound we make when saying the word. "

音節「cat」は、私たちがその単語を言うときに発する音の表現です。

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noun

音節

A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Examples :

"The word "banana" has two syllables. "

「バナナ」という単語は2つの音節からなる。

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verb

音節で発音する

To utter in syllables.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the student to syllable the difficult word so the class could understand its pronunciation. "

先生は、クラスが発音を理解できるように、生徒に難しい単語を音節で発音するように頼みました。

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