syllable: [14] A syllable is etymologically a ‘gathering together’ of letters. The word comes from Anglo-Norman sillable, an alteration of Old French sillabe, which went back via Latin syllaba to Greek sullabé ‘gathering, gathering together of letters, syllable’. This was a derivative of sullambánein ‘gather together’, hence ‘spell together’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun- ‘together’ and lambánein ‘take, grasp’.
syllable (n.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French sillable, alteration of Old French silabe "syllable" (12c., Modern French syllabe), from Latin syllaba, from Greek syllabe "that which is held together; a syllable, several sounds or letters taken together," i.e. "a taking together" of letters; from syllambanein "take or put together, collect, gather," from assimilated form of syn- "together" (see syn-) + stem of lambanein "to take" (see analemma). The unetymological -le apparently is by analogy with participle and principle.
双语例句
1. You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.
你把最后一个音节读得太重.
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2. The stress is on the last syllable.
重音在最后一个音节上.
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3. The stress on the last syllable is light.
最后一个音节是轻音节.
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4. Please accent the first syllable.
请重读第一个音节.
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5. Accentuate the word " accent " on the first syllable.
