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consonant

noun
🔊/ˈkɒnsənənt/
🔊/ˈkɑːnsənənt/
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  1. (phonetics语音学) a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose辅音Topics Languagea2
  2. a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f’, etc.
    3. 辅音字母（如 b、c、d、f 等）compare vowel
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonant’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together’, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’ (from sonus ‘sound’).
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consonant

adjective
🔊/ˈkɒnsənənt/
🔊/ˈkɑːnsənənt/
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  1. consonant with something agreeing with or being the same as something else（与…）一致的，符合的，相同的，和谐的
    • The findings are consonant with other research.这些发现和其他研究相符。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonant’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together’, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’ (from sonus ‘sound’).