←

minimal pair

noun
🔊/ˌmɪnɪml ˈpeə(r)/
🔊/ˌmɪnɪml ˈper/
(phonetics语音学)
jump to other results
  1. a pair of words, sounds, etc. that are different from each other in only one feature, for example pin and bin最小对立体（只在一个特征上有区别的一对词、发音等，如 pin 和 bin）