解释
- n. 双元音；复合元音；元音连字
※ 提供单词"diphthong"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
diphthong 二合元音
来自希腊语diphthongos, di-, 二，-phthongos, 声音，词源不详，可能同phone. 用来指二合元音。
英文词源
- diphthong (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French diphthongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos "having two sounds," from di- "double" (see di- (1)) + phthongos "sound, voice," related to phthengesthai "utter, speak loudly."