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.)).
雙語例句
1. The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.
這套衣服的質量和價錢不相稱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. " N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .
在 button 這個詞里n是 構成音節的輔音.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.
這些單詞的開頭有相同輔音組合.
來自超越目標英語 第3冊
4. I found their work very much consonant with this way of thinking.