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词汇 affricate
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Definition of affricate in English:

affricate

noun ˈafrɪkətˈæfrəkət
Phonetics
  • A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as in chair and j as in jar.

    〔语音〕塞擦音(如chair中的ch和jar中的j)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sounds that agree in voicing comprise stops, fricatives, and affricates.
    • If there is a substantial lag between the release of the closure of a stop or the end of the frication of an affricate, and the onset of voicing in the vowel, it is said to be aspirated.
    • We can note, for instance, the general avoidance of fricatives and affricates in pidgin phonological inventories.
    • Mandarin Chinese has just two series of stops and affricates, one aspirated, the other unaspirated.
    • For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin affricatus, past participle of affricare, from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub'.

Definition of affricate in US English:

affricate

nounˈafrəkətˈæfrəkət
Phonetics
  • A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as in chair and j as in jar.

    〔语音〕塞擦音(如chair中的ch和jar中的j)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mandarin Chinese has just two series of stops and affricates, one aspirated, the other unaspirated.
    • The sounds that agree in voicing comprise stops, fricatives, and affricates.
    • If there is a substantial lag between the release of the closure of a stop or the end of the frication of an affricate, and the onset of voicing in the vowel, it is said to be aspirated.
    • For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.
    • We can note, for instance, the general avoidance of fricatives and affricates in pidgin phonological inventories.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin affricatus, past participle of affricare, from ad- ‘to’ + fricare ‘to rub’.

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