| 释义 |
aphesis/ˈæfisis/n. the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from esquire to form squire) 非重读词首音的脱落(例如 esquire 的 e 失去后变为 squire) □ aphetic /əˈfetik/ adj.□ aphetically /əˈfetik(ə)li/ adv.[Greek, = letting go (as APO-, hiēmi ‘send’)] |