diaeresis

diaeresis
[dʌɪˈɪərɪsɪs, -ˈɛr-]
(美 dieresis)
(pl. diaeresises -siːz)
  1. a mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is sounded separately, as in naïve, Brontë
    分音符，隔音符（符号［¨］置于元音上方，表示该元音单独发音，如在naïve, Brontë中）
    ■[mass noun]the division of a sound into two syllables, especially by sounding a diphthong as two vowels
    二合元音分立（将一个音分成两个音节，尤指将一二合元音分别发成两个元音）
  2. (Prosody)a natural rhythmic break in a line of verse where the end of a metrical foot coincides with the end of a phrase
    (诗韵)（诗行中音步尾部和词组的最后音节相符时的）小休止
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting the division of one syllable into two): via Latin from Greek diairesis separation, from diairein 'take apart', from dia 'apart' + hairein 'take'
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