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phonetics

🇬🇧 UK/fәu'netiks/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

The branch of linguistics that studies the physical sounds of human speech, including their production and perception.

语音学

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
phonsound, voice
+
etconnector
+
icsrelating to, having the nature of
=phonetics

Common Collocations

  • 1.study phonetics学习语音学
  • 2.acoustic phonetics声学语音学
  • 3.articulatory phonetics发音语音学
  • 4.applied phonetics应用语音学

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She studied phonetics to better understand how different languages produce sounds.

  • 2.

    Phonetics plays a crucial role in developing accurate pronunciation in language learners.

  • 3.

    The professor's research in phonetics focused on vowel sounds across dialects.

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