syllabify
syllabify — 動詞
- syllabifypresent simple I / you / we / they
- syllabifies3rd person singular
- syllabifying-ing form
- syllabifiedpast simple
1. to break a word into the separate speech units (syllables) it contains, such as
劃分音節
將單字拆解為個別音節的動作
to break a word into the separate speech units (syllables) it contains, such as dividing 'computer' into com-pu-ter
Tomás had to syllabify each word on the spelling test before writing it down.
Tomás 在拼字考試中必須先將每個單字劃分音節，才能寫下來。
transitive pattern: syllabify + noun phrase
The teacher asked Karim to syllabify 'understanding' on the whiteboard for the class.
老師請 Karim 在白板上把 'understanding' 這個字劃分音節給全班看。
Sade finds it easier to read long words when she syllabifies them aloud first.
Sade 發現把長單字先大聲唸出來劃分音節，讀起來就簡單多了。
If you syllabify the word 'happiness', you get three distinct parts: hap-pi-ness.
如果你把 'happiness' 這個字劃分音節，會得到三個部分：hap-pi-ness。
Lotte taught her younger brother to syllabify unfamiliar words by clapping each beat.
Lotte 教弟弟用拍手的方式，把不認識的單字逐一劃分音節。
- syllabicate
a less common variant with the same meaning
- segment
broader term; can apply to any unit, not just syllables
文法句型
syllabify + noun phrase
用法筆記
Always transitive. The object is nearly always a word or a string of letters. Distinguish from sense 2, where the subject itself (a sound or letter) forms the syllable.
常見錯誤
2. (of speech sounds or letters) to join together and form a syllable or contribute
構成音節
語音或字母組合成為音節單位
(of speech sounds or letters) to join together and form a syllable or contribute to making one, as when 'p' and 'i' combine into 'pi'
In Japanese, the sounds 's' and 'a' syllabify into a single unit: sa.
在日語中，'s' 和 'a' 這兩個音會結合成一個單位：sa。
intransitive pattern: syllabify + into
Mira explained how consonant clusters syllabify differently in English than in Polish.
Mira 解釋了子音群在英語和波蘭語中構成音節的方式有何不同。
In Noa's name, the two vowels syllabify as a single syllable, making the word shorter than it looks.
在 Noa 的名字裡，兩個母音構成單一音節，讓這個字比看起來更短。
Sofia noticed that borrowed words often syllabify according to the rules of the new language.
Sofia 注意到外來語經常按照新語言的規則來構成音節。
The linguist showed Ilan how 'n' and 'g' syllabify together at the end of 'sing'.
語言學家讓 Ilan 看到 'n' 和 'g' 如何在 'sing' 的字尾一起構成音節。
文法句型
syllabify + into + noun
syllabify + adverb
用法筆記
Intransitive. The subject is typically a sound, a letter, or a cluster of sounds or letters. Often followed by 'into', 'as', 'together', or 'differently'.