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单词 sandhi
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Definition of sandhi in English:

sandhi

noun ˈsʌndiˈsän-
mass nounGrammar
  • The process whereby the form of a word changes as a result of its position in an utterance (e.g. the change from a to an before a vowel).

    〔语法〕连读音变(指词的形式因其在读句中的位置不同而有所变化,如在元音前a变为an)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the elements of language she liked to reduce to essentials were the compounds produced by collision or transformation in sandhi.
    • Chinese has tone sandhis whereas English tones are not lexical but attitudinal and modal.

Origin

From Sanskrit saṃdhi 'putting together'.

Rhymes

Andy, bandy, brandy, candy, dandy, Gandhi, glissandi, handy, jim-dandy, Kandy, Mandy, modus operandi, Nandi, randy, Río Grande, sandy, sforzandi, shandy

Definition of sandhi in US English:

sandhi

nounˈsän-
Grammar
  • The process whereby the form of a word changes as a result of its position in an utterance (e.g. the change from a to an before a vowel).

    〔语法〕连读音变(指词的形式因其在读句中的位置不同而有所变化,如在元音前a变为an)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the elements of language she liked to reduce to essentials were the compounds produced by collision or transformation in sandhi.
    • Chinese has tone sandhis whereas English tones are not lexical but attitudinal and modal.

Origin

From Sanskrit saṃdhi ‘putting together’.

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