"syllable" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 音節

Definition

音節是單詞中由一個或多個字母組成的語音單位，通常包含一個元音音。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「syllable」主要用於語言學或教學場合，如教發音或詩歌時會數音節。不要與字母（letter）或單詞（word）混淆。常見搭配有“single syllable”、“syllable stress”。

Examples

The word 'cat' has one syllable.

單字“cat”只有一個**音節**。

Please clap once for each syllable in your name.

請為你名字中的每個**音節**拍一下手。

How many syllables are in the word 'banana'?

「banana」這個詞有幾個**音節**？

Poems often use lines with the same number of syllables.

詩歌經常每行都用相同數量的**音節**。

Try breaking the word into syllables to make it easier to pronounce.

試著把單詞分成**音節**來更容易發音。

She spoke so quickly, I could barely catch a single syllable.

她說得太快了，我幾乎沒聽清一個**音節**。