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diphthong

英式英标[\'dɪfθɑŋ]
美式音标[\'dɪfθɒŋ; \'dɪp-]

n. 双元音；复合元音；元音连字

中文词源

diphthong 二合元音

来自希腊语diphthongos, di-, 二，-phthongos, 声音，词源不详，可能同phone. 用来指二合元音。

英文词源

diphthong (n.): late 15c., from Middle French diphthongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos "having two sounds," from di- "double" (see di- (1)) + phthongos "sound, voice," related to phthengesthai "utter, speak loudly."

中文解释

1. phon- => phthong- "sound, voice" => diphthong.

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