pronunciation
pronunciation — 名詞
- pronunciationsingular
- pronunciationsplural
1. how a word or language sounds when people say it, including which speech sounds
發音
語言的發聲方式
how a word or language sounds when people say it, including which speech sounds are made and where the stress falls
Cyrus practiced the pronunciation of the French word 'croissant' before ordering at the café.
Cyrus 在咖啡廳點餐前,練習了法文單字 croissant 的發音。
collocation: practice the pronunciation of [word]
The teacher said Gabriela's pronunciation of English had become much clearer after her summer course.
老師說 Gabriela 的英文發音在暑期課程後變得清楚多了。
Minh looked up the correct pronunciation of 'nuclear' in an online dictionary before his presentation.
Minh 在簡報前上網查了 nuclear 的正確發音。
collocation: correct pronunciation / look up pronunciation
Noa recorded herself saying 'thirteenth' and played it back to compare with the model audio.
Noa 錄下自己說 thirteenth 的發音,然後播放出來和範例音檔比對。
collocation: record + pronunciation of [word]
Yumi's pronunciation of 'ship' and 'sheep' sounded the same, so her tutor taught her to stretch the vowel.
Yumi 發的 ship 和 sheep 聽起來一模一樣,她的家教老師就教她把母音拉長。
minimal pair: ship / sheep (vowel length)
- practice your pronunciation
- correct pronunciation
- improve your pronunciation
- standard pronunciation
- pronunciation of [word]
- British / American pronunciation
- pronunciation guide
- perfect your pronunciation
- accent
refers to the overall sound pattern shaped by region or social group, not just individual sounds
- articulation
more technical; focuses on how the mouth and tongue form each sound
- enunciation
emphasises speaking each syllable clearly, sometimes slowly
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun when discussing the general concept ('Pronunciation matters in language learning'), and as a countable noun when referring to a specific way of saying a word ('There are two pronunciations of 'either'') or a person's characteristic style ('She has a very clear pronunciation').
常見錯誤
同根字
- pronounce動詞A2
- pronounced形容詞B2
- mispronounce動詞B2
- mispronunciation名詞C1
- pronounceable形容詞C1