tone unit

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tone unit

BrE

/ˈtəʊn juːnɪt/

NAmE

/ˈtoʊn juːnɪt/

(

also ˈtone group

)

noun

(

phonetics 语音学

)

the basic unit of

in a language which consists of one or more syllables with a complete

movement 语调单位（即有完整音高变化的一个或多个音节）