trisyllable
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/traɪˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ us/traɪˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
三音节词
a word with three syllables
There is some debate about whether the name "Coleridge" is pronounced as a disyllable or a trisyllable. 关于把“Coleridge”这个名字读作一个双音节词还是三音节词，还有一些争议。
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- In our analysis, the definitions of di- and trisyllables number the syllables from the right.
- The bird's call is a liquid trisyllable "whe-whee-ooo", rising from first to second and then falling again.
- A disyllable consists of two syllables, and a trisyllable of three.
- The noun is pronounced as a trisyllable with the stress on the last syllable.