disyllable
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/daɪˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ us/daɪˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
双音节词
a word with two syllables
The word "blessed" can be pronounced as a monosyllable or a disyllable. “blessed”这个词可以读成单音节词或双音节词。
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- The rapid pitch change in monosyllables is especially dramatic when a monosyllabic word with a short vowel like "bit" is compared to a disyllable with a long stressed vowel like "rival".
- The decision to include disyllables as well as monosyllables is motivated primarily because disyllables are strongly represented in the database.
- A more detailed analysis of the words produced by the Finnish children revealed that as much as 96 percent of the disyllabic words were produced as disyllables, whereas 58 percent of the words with three syllables were reduced to disyllabic productions.
- The calls of the birds are high-pitched and rather musical, "kee-kwa", "kik-wit", "ti-che" and similar disyllables.