"phonetics" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 语音学

Definition

语音学是对人类语言发声音的科学研究，包括声音的产生、传递和感知方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多在学术和语言学领域使用。常见搭配有“学习语音学”、“语音学课”、“语音学领域”。不要与“语音教学”（phonics）混淆，两者不同。

Examples

The field of phonetics helps us understand accents.

**语音学**领域帮助我们理解口音。

We are learning about phonetics in our language class.

我们在语言课上学习**语音学**。

Phonetics focuses on how speech sounds are made.

**语音学**关注语音是如何产生的。

If you want to improve your pronunciation, a little phonetics goes a long way.

想要提升发音，掌握点**语音学**会很有帮助。

My favorite part of linguistics is definitely phonetics—it's fascinating how our mouths make so many different sounds.

我最喜欢语言学中的**语音学**，很神奇嘴巴能发出这么多不同的声音。

Some teachers use the basics of phonetics to explain why English spelling is so tricky.

有些老师用**语音学**的基础来解释为什么英语拼写这么难。