"dentals" in Chinese (Simplified)
齿音
Definition
指说话时舌头接触牙齿发出的音，比如英语单词“think”或“this”中的“th”。在语言学中，“齿音”就是指这类发音。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要用于语言学或语音学语境，不用于牙科相关内容。通常指发音，不指牙齿本身。不要与表示“牙科”的意思混淆。
Examples
In English, 'th' in 'think' and 'this' are dentals.
在英语中，“think”和“this”中的“th”是**齿音**。
Some languages have many dentals, while others have few.
有些语言有很多**齿音**，而有些语言很少。
Linguists study dentals to understand language differences.
语言学家研究**齿音**以了解语言差异。
Spanish doesn’t use as many dentals as English, which surprises some learners.
西班牙语不像英语那样有那么多**齿音**，这让一些学习者感到惊讶。
It’s tricky for people to pronounce English dentals if their language doesn’t have them.
如果他们的母语没有这些音，学英语的人常常难以发出**齿音**。
After practicing dentals for weeks, I can finally say 'thank you' correctly!
练习了几个星期的**齿音**，我终于能正确说“thank you”了！