phoneme

名词 phoneme:

1. (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

1. In English, the `s' in `sip' and the `z' in `zip' represent two different phonemes.
   英语中sip中的s和zip中的z为两个不同的音素。
2. English has 24 consonant phonemes.
   英语有24个辅音音素。

pho.neme

n.Linguistics （名词）【语言学】
The smallest phonetic unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinction in meaning, as them of mat and the b of bat in English.
音位，音素：语言中最小的语音单位，可以表达意义上的区别，如英语里mat 中的 m 和 bat 中的 b

来源：
French phonème
法语 phonème
from Greek phônôma phônômat- [utterance, sound produced]
源自 希腊语 phônôma phônômat- [发声，出声]
from phônein [to produce a sound]
源自 phônein [发出声音]
from phônô [sound, voice] * see bh3- 2
源自 phônô [声音，声响] *参见 bh3- 2