pronunciation

noun

/prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

Word Family

pronounce verb
pronunciation noun
unpronounceable adjective
mispronounce verb

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[uncountable, countable] the way in which a language or a particular word or sound is pronounced发音；读音
- a guide to English pronunciation英语发音指南
- There is more than one pronunciation of ‘garage’.garage 的读音不只一种。
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- consonant
- diphthong
- elide
- intonation
- phonetics
- pronunciation
- stress
- tone
- voiced
Topics Languagea1
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adjective
- correct
- good
- proper
- …
verb + pronunciation
- correct
pronunciation + noun
- drill
- exercise
- practice
- …
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[singular] the way in which a particular person pronounces the words of a language（某人的）发音
- Your pronunciation is excellent.你的发音好极了。
- She doesn’t like having her pronunciation corrected.她不喜欢别人纠正她的读音。
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Topics Languagea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- correct
- good
- proper
- …
verb + pronunciation
- correct
pronunciation + noun
- drill
- exercise
- practice
- …
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronuntiatio(n-), from the verb pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).