spirant
spirant[ˈspʌɪr(ə)nt]adjective- (Phonetics)(of a consonant) uttered with a continuous expulsion of breath
(语音)(辅音)擦音的
noun- such a consonant; a fricative
擦音;摩擦音
派生spirantizationnounspirantizeverb- (亦作 -ise)
语源- mid 19th cent.: from Latin spirant- 'breathing', from the verb spirare
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