shwa
noun/ʃwɑː/
/ʃwɑː/
(also schwa)
(phonetics)- a vowel sound in parts of words that are not stressed, for example the ‘a’ in about or the ‘e’ in moment; the phonetic symbol for this, /ə/
非重读央元音，弱央元音，混元音（如 about 中的 a 或 moment 中的 e 所发的音）；音标符号 /ə/