tongue-twister

/ˈtʌŋ twɪstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʌŋ twɪstər/ (ame, ipa)

tongue-twister — noun

1. A short phrase or sentence with many similar sounds close together, made on purp

1.名詞B2
釋義

A short phrase or sentence with many similar sounds close together, made on purpose to be hard to say quickly without slipping up.

例句

Manuela teaches her drama students a new tongue-twister at the start of every class.

teach + tongue-twister for speech warm-up

The English textbook ends each chapter with a funny tongue-twister for pronunciation practice.

tongue-twister + for + pronunciation practice

用法筆記

Usually countable, often the object of 'say', 'repeat', 'recite', or 'teach'. Frequently paired with adjectives like 'famous', 'classic', or 'funny'.

常見錯誤

The teacher said a tongue-twist for us to repeat.
The teacher said a tongue-twister for us to repeat.
💡the noun is always 'tongue-twister' with the agent suffix, never 'tongue-twist'.