circumflex
US /ˈsɝː.kəm.fleks/
UK /ˈsɝː.kəm.fleks/
名詞
1.
抑揚符, 長音符號
a mark (^) used over a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality, such as length, stress, or a different vowel sound.
範例:
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In French, the word 'forêt' has a circumflex over the 'e'.
在法語中，單詞“forêt”的“e”上有一個抑揚符。
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The circumflex is often used to indicate a lost letter in the historical development of a word.
抑揚符常用於表示單詞歷史發展中丟失的字母。
動詞
1.
加抑揚符
to mark with a circumflex.
範例:
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You need to circumflex the 'o' in 'hôtel' when writing in French.
在法語中，寫“hôtel”時需要在“o”上加抑揚符。
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The editor decided to circumflex the vowel to indicate its historical origin.
編輯決定在元音上加抑揚符以表示其歷史淵源。
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