noun🔗Share分音符, 分音号。 A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words naïve, Noël and Brontë, the French haïr and the Dutch ruïne."The diaeresis in the word "coöperate" shows that the two o's are pronounced separately. "“Coöperate”这个词里的分音符 (¨) 表示两个o要分开读。grammarlanguagelinguisticswritingwordphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分音符，音裂 Distraction; the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables."The pronunciation guide showed a diaeresis over the second "e" in "cooperate," indicating that it should be pronounced as a separate syllable: "co-op-er-ate," not "coop-er-ate." "发音指南在“cooperate”这个单词的第二个“e”上标了一个分音符，表示这个“e”应该单独发一个音节，读作“co-op-er-ate”，而不是“coop-er-ate”。grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分音, 音步停顿。 A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot, in a line of verse.""Because the word 'poet' fell at the end of a metrical foot, creating a clear pause, the line demonstrated a noticeable diaeresis." "由于“poet”这个词正好落在音步的末尾，形成了一个明显的停顿，这行诗就呈现出一种明显的音步停顿 (yīnbù tíngdùn)。literaturelanguagemusicstylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分音符, 元音分读 Hiatus; the occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant."The pronunciation of "naïve" often requires a diaeresis because the "i" and "ve" are sounded separately, creating a small pause between syllables. "“naïve”的发音通常需要使用元音分读，因为“i”和“ve”要分开念，在音节之间形成一个小停顿。grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
