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consonants

/ˈkɑnsənənts/ /ˈkɒnsənənts/

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noun

辅音，声母

A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

Examples :

"The word "cat" has two consonants, "c" and "t", surrounding the vowel "a." "

“Cat”这个词有两个辅音，也就是两个声母，“c”和“t”，它们夹在元音“a”的左右。

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noun

辅音字母，声母

A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

Examples :

"The 19 unquestionable consonants in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z."

英语字母表中有19个毫无争议的辅音字母，它们是B、C、D、F、G、H、J、K、L、M、N、P、Q、R、S、T、V、X和Z。

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