fricative

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fric·a·tive /ˈfrɪkətɪv/ noun [countable] technical SLa sound, such as /f/ or /z/, made by forcing your breath through a narrow opening between your lips and teeth, or your tongue and teeth 摩擦音〔如/f/或/z/〕

Examples from the Corpus

fricative• Loss of the velar fricative is a change that was finally adopted in near-standard vernaculars and formal styles.• D voiceless fricative or any voiced consonant not immediately followed by a voiceless segment.Origin fricative (1800-1900) Modern Latin fricativus, from Latin fricare; → FRICTION

fric·a·tive nounChineseSyllable

/f/ a as or /z/, made by sound, such Corpus forcing

fricative
fric‧a‧tive /ˈfrɪkətɪv/

noun [countable] technical

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: fricativus, from Latin fricare; ⇨ friction

a sound, such as /f/ or /z/, made by forcing your breath through a narrow opening between your lips and teeth, or your tongue and teeth

frica·tive

BrE

/ˈfrɪkətɪv/

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NAmE

/ˈfrɪkətɪv/

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(

NAmE also

spir·ant

)

noun

(

phonetics 语音学

)

a speech sound made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue in a particular position, for example

/f/

and

/ʃ/

fee

and

she

摩擦音

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frica·tive

adjective

➡ compare

plosive