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rhotic

/ˈɹəʊtɪk/ /ˈɹoʊtɪk/

Meanings

noun

卷舌音

A rhotic consonant or rhotic vowel (R-coloured vowel).

Examples :

"American English is generally rhotic, meaning the /r/ sound is pronounced after vowels, like in the word "car". "
美式英语通常是卷舌的,意思是元音之后会发出/r/的音,比如在“car”这个词里。
adjective

卷舌的,儿化的。

Examples :

"Rhotic speech is common in Ireland, Scotland, much of the United States, Canada, West Country England, and many parts of the north and west of England."
在爱尔兰、苏格兰、美国大部分地区、加拿大、英格兰西部乡村地区以及英格兰北部和西部许多地区,人们说话常带卷舌音,也就是儿化音。