Nasal



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 鼻的; 有鼻音的
• ［英］ adj. 鼻的 ( pertaining to the nose)
• ［记］ nas ( 鼻) +al -> ( 鼻子的) ;
• ［同］ 参考: nasalize ( 鼻音化)
• ［例］ His nasal voice is hard to listen to.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from nes nose, from Latin nasus — more at nose
• Date: 14th century
• 1. the nosepiece of a helmet
• 2. a nasal part
• 3. a nasal consonant

II. adjective

• Date: 1656
• 1. of or relating to the nose
• 2.
  • a. uttered with the soft palate lowered and with passage of air through the nose (as with \\m\\, \\n\\, \\?\\, \\ō?\\, or \\a?\\)
  • b. characterized by resonance produced through the nose
• 3. of a musical tone sharp, penetrating
• ? nasality noun
• ? nasally adverb

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