allophone

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈaləˌfəʊn/    美 /ˈæləˌfoʊn/|/ˈæləˌfəʉn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
    — In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.
  2. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
  3. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.; A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language. Canada
    — However, “the languages used by STM staff during customer interactions are French and English,” the transit authority said. “Indeed, during phone calls or emails, STM employees speak English with anglophone or allophone customers who do not speak French.”
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. Canada
    — In every case the allophone population is vastly larger than the proportion of francophones, which ranges from 4.2 percent […] from other parts of Canada more than international immigration from abroad: despite a growing allophone presence, […]
  2. That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.

词形变化

allophones plural more allophone comparative most allophone superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
allophonic allophonics allophony complementary allophone
相关词
allomorph complementary distribution

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der.
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.
English -phone
English allophone
From allo- (“different”) + -phone.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der.
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.
English -phone
English allophone
From allo- (“different”) + -phone.
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