| 单词 |
devocalize |
| 释义 |
devocalize, v.|dɪˈvəʊkəlaɪz| [f. de- II. 1 + vocalize.] trans. To make (a vowel or voice consonant) voiceless or non-sonant.
1877Sweet Phonetics 142 [W] often becomes (bh) and even (v), which, when a voiceless consonant follows, is devocalised [to f]. 1888― Eng. Sounds 18 The more primitive Sanskrit usage..devocalizes finally only before a pause or a breath consonant. Hence devocaliˈzation.
1879Sweet in Trans. Philol. Soc. 484 Before voiceless stops there is always devocalization. |

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