diacritic

diacritic
[ˌdʌɪəˈkrɪtɪk]
noun
  1. a sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked
    变音符号(如重音符号或下加符号,加于字母上方或下方,表示其发音与未加符号或加不同符号的字母有区别)
adjective
  1. (of a mark or sign) indicating a difference in pronunciation
    变音符号的
派生
diacritical
adjective
diacritically
adverb
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Greek diakritikos, from diakrinein 'distinguish', from dia- 'through' + krinein 'to separate'
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