diphthong
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++diph·thong /ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp- $ -θɒːŋ/ noun [countable] technical SLa vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the vowel sound in ‘main’ is a diphthong. 复合元音，双元音〔如main中的元音〕
Examples from the Corpus
diphthong• The sounds of hate, bee, high, bone, few, are the basic diphthongs.• You may have noticed that I have not suggested any intensive practice specifically on vowels or their different combinations into diphthongs.• In 1835 the oi diphthong was systematically changed to ai in accordance with modern pronunciation in words like françois.• A frequent fault is making the diphthongs too long: each element is too clearly articulated.• The next two diphthongs are almost exactly the opposite of each other and therefore less likely to be confused.Origin diphthong (1400-1500) French Late Latin diphthongus “two sounds”, from Greek phthongos “voice, sound”diph·thong nounChineseSyllable
by quickly vowels pronouncing a one Corpus made two sound vowel
diphthong
diph‧thong /ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp- $ -θɒːŋ/
noun [countable] technical
diph‧thong /ˈdɪfθɒŋ, ˈdɪp- $ -θɒːŋ/
noun [countable] technical Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Late Latin diphthongus 'two sounds', from Greek phthongos 'voice, sound'
a vowel sound made by pronouncing two vowels quickly one after the other. For example, the vowel sound in ‘main’ is a diphthong.
Language: French
Origin: Late Latin diphthongus 'two sounds', from Greek phthongos 'voice, sound'