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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    af·fri·cate /ˈæfrɪkət/ noun [countable] technical  SLa plosive sound such as /t/ or /d/ that is immediately followed by a fricative sound made in the same part of the mouth, such as /s/ or /ʒ/. The word ‘church’, for example, contains the affricate /tʃ/. 破擦音    Origin affricate (1800-1900) Latin past participle of affricare “to rub against”, from ad- “to” + fricare “to rub”
    af·fri·cate nounChineseSyllable


    affricate
    af‧fri‧cate /ˈæfrɪkət, ˈæfrɪkɪt/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Latin
     Origin: past participle of affricare 'to rub against', from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub'
    a plosive sound such as /t/ or /d/ that is immediately followed by a fricative sound made in the same part of the mouth, such as /s/ or /ʒ/. The word ‘church’, for example, contains the affricate /tʃ/.


    af·fri·cateBrE /ˈæfrɪkət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæfrɪkət/ 🔊 noun (phonetics 语音学) a speech sound that is made up of a plosive followed immediately by a fricative , for example /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ in chair and jar 塞擦音