| 单词 | antepenultima |
| 例句 | Samarīa is decidedly a Greek word; but yet, in this word, it is usual to accent the antepenultima. Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Errata.—Vol. viii., p. 590., for "not in the New Testament" read "or of the New Testament;" and for "read this with an accent on the antepenultima" read "read this with an accent on the penultima." Notes and Queries, Number 217, December 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. In words of more than two syllables any vowel in the antepenultima other than i or y was pronounced long if no consonant divided the two following vowels. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin In this example, the two last syllables have the assonance; although this is not invariable, it sometimes falling on the antepenultima and the final syllable. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 It is difficult to see a reason for an irregular quantity in the antepenultima of some trisyllables. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Trisyllables shorten and stress the antepenultima, as 'placable', 'equable', but of course u remains long, as in 'mutable'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Words of more than two syllables have the stress on the antepenultima and the vowel is short, as in 'libertine', 'adulterine', but of course 'ūterine'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These are nouns and have the stress on the antepenultima, which in Latin bore the secondary stress. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These shorten the antepenultima, as 'plenitude', 'solitude', with the usual exceptions, such as 'fortitude'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Those which have the suffix -men prefixed also throw the stress back, as 'moment', 'pigment', 'torment', and to the antepenultima, if there be one, as 'argument', 'armament', 'emolument', the penultimate vowel becoming short or obscure. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These are adjectives and throw the stress back to the antepenultima, if there be one. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These follow the same rules, except that, as in '�dversary', combinations like ers are shortened and the stress goes back; and that words ending in -entary, such as 'elementary' and 'testamentary', stress the antepenultima. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Examples are 'charity', 'equity', 'liberty', 'ferocity', 'authority', and with long antepenultima 'immunity', 'security', 'university'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The stress is on the antepenultima except when heavy consonants bring it on to the penultima, as in 'sepulcral', 'parental', 'triumphal'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These words have the stress on the antepenultima, which they shorten, as in 'secular' or keep short as in 'jocular', 'familiar', but of course 'pecūliar'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin |
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