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have a stutter
口吃为名词，通常用单数，与 have 搭配表示“患有口吃”。
He has a stutter, but he is a confident speaker.
他有口吃，但他是个自信的演讲者。
口吃；结巴
stutters — plural of stutter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
口吃；结巴
a speech disorder characterized by stuttering
He has a stutter, but he is a confident speaker.
他有口吃，但他是个自信的演讲者。
一种以口吃为特征的言语障碍。
A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
His stutter became less noticeable after years of speech therapy.
经过多年的言语治疗，他的口吃变得不那么明显了。
Many children grow out of a stutter, but some need professional help.
许多儿童的口吃会随着成长消失，但有些人需要专业帮助。
His stutter made it difficult for him to order coffee in busy cafés.
他的口吃使他在繁忙的咖啡馆点咖啡变得困难。
口吃为名词，通常用单数，与 have 搭配表示“患有口吃”。
He has a stutter, but he is a confident speaker.
他有口吃，但他是个自信的演讲者。
develop 在此表示“逐渐出现（某种状况）”，常用于描述口吃的形成。
The child developed a stutter after the frightening experience.
那次吓人的经历之后，那个孩子出现了口吃。
with a stutter 修饰说话方式，也可用于名词后，如 a man with a stutter。
She speaks with a stutter, but she does not let it stop her.
她说话口吃，但她不让自己被这件事阻碍。
Not this
He has stutter.
Use this
He has a stutter.
英语中stutter作名词时是可数名词，单数前需要加冠词。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉a，因此要用“a stutter”来表达“一种口吃。”
Not this
He is stutter.
Use this
He has a stutter.
stutter是名词，不是形容词，不能放在be动词后作表语。表达“他口吃”应用“have a stutter”结构，而不是把stutter当形容词用。
Not this
He speaks stutter.
Use this
He speaks with a stutter.
stutter是名词，不能直接作副词修饰speak。表达“说话带口吃”要用介词with构成介词短语“with a stutter”，即“speaks with a stutter”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有口吃
She has had a stutter since she was a child.
她从小就有口吃。
出现口吃
The child suddenly developed a stutter after starting school.
这个孩子上学后突然出现了口吃。
轻微的口吃
He speaks with only a slight stutter.
他说话只有轻微的口吃。
克服口吃
She worked hard to overcome her stutter.
她努力克服了自己的口吃。
口吃治疗
There are several effective treatments for a stutter.
有几种有效的口吃治疗方法。
我口吃。
From the 2010 film The King's Speech, where Prince Albert (the future King George VI) admits his speech disorder.
出自2010年电影《国王的演讲》：艾伯特王子（后来的乔治六世）承认自己有口吃。
Use stutters naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：单词里的两个 t 就像说话时两次停顿，stutter 即口吃。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、医疗或教育语境 作名词时通常指“口吃、结巴”这种言语障碍，在日常交谈和医疗、教育等讨论中都比较常见；正式程度为中性，但用来描述他人时宜注意语气。
这些单词都以 /ʌtə/（美式常读作 /ʌtər/）结尾，与 stutter /ˈstʌtə/ 押韵。注意 stutter 中的 tt 发 /t/，不要被拼写相近的 statue /ˈstætʃuː/ 误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.