syllable英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

— I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.
The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

— Then let them caſt backe their eyes vnto former generations of men, and marke what was done in the prime of the world. Seth, Enoch, Noah, Sem, Abraham, Iob, and the reſt that liued before any ſyllable of the law of God was written, did they not ſinne as much as wee doe in euery action not commanded?

动词 v.

To utter in syllables. poetic,transitive

— [A] thouſand fantaſies Begin to throng into my memorie Of calling ſhapes, and beckning ſhadows dire, And ayrie tongues, that ſyllable mens names On Sands, and Shoars, and deſert Wilderneſſes.

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词形变化

syllables plural syllab alternative,obsolete syllabe alternative,obsolete syllables present,singular,third-person syllabling participle,present syllabled participle,past syllabled past syllab alternative,obsolete syllabe alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

ambisyllabic checked syllable closed syllable decasyllable disyllable dodecasyllable duodecasyllable duosyllable enneasyllable foresyllable free syllable hendecasyllable heptasyllable hexasyllable intersyllable in words of one syllable midsyllable monosyllable multisyllable octosyllable oligosyllable open syllable pentasyllable plurisyllable polysyllabic polysyllable protosyllable quadrisyllable quinquesyllable semisyllabic semisyllable septisyllable sesquisyllable syllabary syllabatim syllabic syllabification syllabify syllable-timed syllable timing syllable weight trisyllable words of one syllable

词源

词源 1

From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).

词源 2

From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).