consonant: [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to particular speech sounds, contrasted with ‘vowels’, comes from the notion that they were ‘pronounced together with’ vowels, rather than independently. => sonorous, sound
consonant (n.)
early 14c., "sound other than a vowel," from Latin consonantem (nominative consonans), present participle of consonare "to sound together, sound aloud," from com- "with" (see com-) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata). Consonants were thought of as sounds that are only produced together with vowels.
consonant (adj.)
early 15c., from Old French consonant (13c.), from Latin consonantem (nominative consonans), present participle of consonare (see consonant (n.)).
双语例句
1. The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.
这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. " N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .
在 button 这个词里n是 构成音节的辅音.
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3. These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.
这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合.
来自超越目标英语 第3册
4. I found their work very much consonant with this way of thinking.
