Word
sibilations
/ˌsibiˈleiʃən/
noun
齿擦音发音
sibilations is the plural of sibilation.
pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
- 1.
A hissing sound.
咝咝声。
咝咝作响；[医]发咝音；咝咝声。；咝咝作响；[医] 发咝音
In use
The sibilation of the snake made us freeze.
The teacher demonstrated the sibilation in the word 'sip'.
We could hear the sibilation of steam escaping from the pipe.
a sibilation from [noun]
用于指单一咝咝声，此时为可数用法。
He heard a sibilation from the pipe.
他听到从管道传来的咝咝声。
the sibilation of [noun]
通常不可数，指某物的咝咝声。
The sibilation of the snake warned us.
蛇的咝咝声警告了我们。
with a sibilation
用作状语，表示伴随的咝咝声。
The air escaped with a sibilation.
空气咝咝地泄出。
Common mistakes
He sibilationed the word.He pronounced the word with sibilation.
Sibilation 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词短语 'pronounced with sibilation'。
There were many sibilations in the room.There was much sibilation in the room.
Sibilation 是不可数名词，不能用复数形式或 many 修饰，应使用 much 或 other uncountable quantifiers。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- sibilations
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数，指咝咝声或齿擦音发音
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