1 N-VAR 英语字母表的第8个字母 H is the eighth letter of the English alphabet. 英语字母表的第8个字母
2 （首字母为h的一些单词的缩写形式，如hour, height, hospital和hard） H or h is an abbreviation for words beginning with h, such as 'hour', 'height', 'hospital', and 'hard'. （首字母为h的一些单词的缩写形式，如hour, height, hospital和hard）
| Usage | a and an with the letter h |
| Before a word beginning with h: a is used if the h is pronounced and the first syllable is stressed at all: Paul has a hidden agenda. That is a harmonica. I'm staying at a hotel. A or an is used if the h is pronounced by the speaker: This is a/an historic moment. He is making a/an habitual mistake. (If an is used, the h isn't pronounced.) An is used if the h is never pronounced: It is an honour to meet you. |
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