"dexter" 怎么发音

word

US

DEK-stur

UK

DEK-stuh

释义

'Dexter' is a rare, formal word meaning 'on the right side,' especially in heraldry, where it refers to the shield-bearer’s right side. It may also appear as a name or in literary contexts, not as an everyday English word.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈdɛkstɝ/

英式英语

/dˈɛkstɐ/

简化发音

美式

DEK-stur

英式

DEK-stuh

语境中听

In heraldry, the lion stands on the dexter side of the shield.

The book says the star is in the dexter corner.

We learned that dexter does not mean the viewer’s right.

I had to look up dexter because I only knew it as a name.