phonate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/fəʊˈneɪt/|/fə-/    /ˈfoʊˌneɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make sounds with one's voice. intransitive
    — His voice is perfect; he phonates loudly and well.
  2. To use one's voice to make specific sounds. transitive
    — [T]he tongue may rise up in the mouth, even while the patient phonates the vowel "a" [eh], in which case it will also need to be depressed by the finger, as just described.
形容词 adj.
  1. voiced not-comparable

词形变化

phonates present,singular,third-person phonating participle,present phonated participle,past phonated past

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词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after phonation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”).
词源 2
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix, with perfect meaning).
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