释义 |
assonance/ˈæs(ə)nəns/n. the resemblance of sound between two syllables in nearby words, arising from the rhyming of two or more accented vowels, but not consonants, or the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. 例如 sonnet 和 porridge, killed 、 cold 和 culled) (相邻单词中两个音节之间的)谐音 □ assonant adj.□ assonate /-neit/ v. intr.[French from Latin assonare ‘respond to’ (as AD-, sonus ‘sound’)] |