mispronunciation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌmɪs.prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɪs.prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/theactofpronouncinga word orsoundwrongly, or anexampleof this:
错误的发音Mispronunciation can be aseriousobstacleto making yourselfunderstoodin aforeignlanguage.错误的发音可能会严重阻碍你用外语表达自己的意思。
I made aslightmispronunciation and thegirlbehind thecounterdidn'tunderstandme.我的发音有点小错误,柜台后面的女孩没听懂我的话。
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mispronounce
- Thank you very much foroverlookingmy mispronunciations.
- He wasknownfor hisoccasionalmispronunciation ofmedicalterms.
- You wouldn't getupsetover the mispronunciation of a word, would you?
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental
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