vowel

vowel
noun
  1. a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, and which is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable
    元音。 与consonant相对
    ■a letter representing such a sound, such asa, e, i, o, u
    元音字母
派生
vowelled
adjective
  1. (美 voweled)
vowelless
adjective
vowelly
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French vouel, from Latin vocalis (littera) 'vocal (letter')
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