syncope

英 [ˈsɪŋkəpi]

美 [ˈsɪŋkəpi]

n.  词中语音省略(如将library发成 /ˈlaɪbri/ )

医学

COCA.38037

牛津词典

noun

• 词中语音省略（如将library发成 /ˈlaɪbri/ ）
  the dropping of a sound or sounds in the middle of a word when it is spoken, for example the pronunciation of library as /ˈlaɪbri/

英英释义

noun

• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
  Synonym:syncopation
• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
  Synonym:faintswoondeliquium

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