retroflex

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/|/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/    美 /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/|/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
  2. A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  3. A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. Any of the aforementioned consonants.
动词 v.
  1. To bend or curve backwards. transitive
    — […] retroflexing the endoscope tip and mechanically rotating the transducer.
形容词 adj.
  1. Bent or curved backwards.
  2. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
    — Near-synonyms: subapical, palatal
  3. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
    — Near-synonyms: apical, postalveolar
  4. Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
    — Near-synonyms: laminal, postalveolar
  5. Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
    — Near-synonym: rhotic

词形变化

more retroflex comparative most retroflex superlative retroflexes plural retroflexes present,singular,third-person retroflexing participle,present retroflexed participle,past retroflexed past

词汇关系

衍生词
nonretroflex retroflex hook
相关词
retroflexed retroflexion retroflexive retroflexively

词源

词源 1
From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).
词源 2
From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).
词源 3
From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).
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