
aspirate
词源
源自拉丁语'aspirare',意为'呼吸'或'吹气',由'ad-'(向)和'spirare'(呼吸)组成。
verb
❶ 指通过吸气或抽吸的方式将液体或气体从某个地方移出,常用于医学或语音学中。
“The doctor will aspirate the fluid from the patient's knee.”
(医生会从病人的膝盖中抽出积液。)
“She aspirated some water while swimming and started coughing.”
(她在游泳时吸入了水,开始咳嗽。)
❶ 在语音学中,指发音时伴随强烈的气流,如英语中的某些辅音发音方式。
“The 'h' in 'house' is an aspirated sound.”
(单词'house'中的'h'是一个送气音。)
“In some languages, aspirated consonants are very important.”
(在某些语言中,送气辅音非常重要。)
noun
❶ 指被吸入或抽出的物质,通常是液体或气体。
“The aspirate from the lung was sent to the lab for testing.”
(从肺部抽出的液体被送到实验室进行检测。)
“They examined the gastric aspirate for signs of infection.”
(他们检查了胃液抽吸物以寻找感染的迹象。)
❶ 在语音学中,指带有强烈气流发出的辅音。
“The 't' in 'top' is an aspirate in English.”
(英语中'top'一词的't'是送气音。)
“Some languages have more aspirates than others.”
(某些语言的送气音比其他语言多。)
常见短语
aspirated consonant — 指发音时伴随明显气流送出的辅音,如英语中的'p'、't'、'k'在词首时的发音。
“The 'p' in 'pat' is an aspirated consonant.”
('pat'中的'p'是一个送气辅音。)
fine needle aspirate — 医学上指用细针抽取组织或液体样本进行检查的诊断方法。
“The doctor performed a fine needle aspirate to check the lump.”
(医生进行了细针抽吸检查肿块。)