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    diacritic

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Letters & punctuation
    di·a·crit·ic /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/ noun [countable] technical  SLAa mark placed over, under, or through a letter in some languages, to show that the letter should be pronounced differently from the same letter without a mark 变音符，附加符号〔置于字母上下方或横贯字母的符号，表示该字母与无此符号的字母发音不同〕 —diacritical adjective diacritical marks 变音符号    Origin diacritic (1600-1700) Greek diakritikos, from krinein “to separate”
    di·a·crit·ic nounChineseSyllable


    diacritic
    di‧a‧crit‧ic /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Greek
     Origin: diakritikos, from krinein __to separate__
    a mark placed over, under, or through a letter in some languages, to show that the letter should be pronounced differently from the same letter without a mark
    —diacritical adjective:
        diacritical marks


    dia·crit·icBrE /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/ 🔊 noun (linguistics 语言学) a mark such as an accent, placed over, under or through a letter in some languages, to show that the letter should be pronounced in a different way from the same letter without a mark 变音符，附加符号（置于字母上方、下方或穿过字母，表示发音不同）▸ dia·crit·ic·al BrE /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkl/ 🔊 adjective◆diacritical marks变音符