1. A semivowel, one having an audible sound by the addition of another Letter; e. g. S and R. 半元音是由另一个字母辅助才能够发出声音的字母,比如S或R;
2. Syllable is a nonsignificant composite sound, made up of a mute and a Letter having a sound (a vowel or semivowel); for GR, without an A, is just as much a Syllable as GRA, with an A. 音节是由一个哑音字母和一个发声字母(元音或者半元音)构成的无意义的复合声音,没有A时GR是一个音节,而有A时GRA也是一个音节。
3. A Syllable is a nonsignificant composite sound, made up of a mute and a Letter having a sound (a vowel or semivowel); for GR, without an A, is just as much a Syllable as GRA, with an A. 音节是由一个哑音字母和一个发声字母(元音或者半元音)构成的无意义的复合声音,没有A时GR是一个音节,而有A时GRA也是一个音节。
英英解释
n.
1. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant