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dissimilation

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英 [,dɪsɪmɪleɪʃən] 美[dɪs,ɪmə'leʃən]
英语单词dissimilation
  • n. 异化;[植] 异化作用

英英释意


1. a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other;
"the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
2. breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy