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circumflex

n.抑扬符号

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circumflex为短语/超纲词汇

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flect=to bend(弯曲) 变化型 flex

circumflex


/'sɜ:kəmfleks; `sɝkəm,flɛks/
n (also circumflex accent) mark put over a vowel in French and some other languages to show how it is pronounced, as in role or fete (标在法文或其他文字元音字母上)表示如何发音的符号(如在role或fete中的).

circumflex


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of circumflectere 'to bend around', from circum- ( CIRCUM-) + flectere 'to bend']
a mark placed above a letter in a French word to show its pronunciation, for example, ô