| 单词 | penultima |
| 例句 | 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. A fully stressed vowel before a mute and r, or before d or pl, was pronounced long in the penultima. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin These words, as the reader will observe, are accented either on the first syllable or the penultima. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson With no vowel before the penultima the long quality is, as usual, preserved, as in 'satiety'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Disyllables lengthen the penultima, as 'able', 'stable', 'noble', while 'mobile', as in French, lengthens its latter vowel. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Disyllables lengthen the penultima, as 'stable', 'title', 'pupil'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Words of more than two syllables with a single consonant before the termination throw the stress back and shorten a long penultima, as 'ignorant', 'president', 'confident', 'adjutant'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Of the disyllables 'nature' keeps a long penultima, while 'figure' has it short, not because of the Latin quantity, but because of the French. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Whether the penultima has more than a secondary stress is a matter of dispute. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The rule of apex applies also to words of more than two syllables with long penultima, as gravamen, arena, saliva, abdomen, acumen. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin He would know 'civility', and he learns that the penultima of the Latin word is long. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Where there are two heavy consonants, the stress remains on the penultima, as 'consultant', 'triumphant', even when one of the consonants is not pronounced, as 'reminiscent'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Here the long i is retained, and in disyllables the penultima is lengthened, as in 'anile', 'senile', 'virile'. 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 Thus 'crisis' lengthens the penultima under the 'apex' rule, while 'critical' has it short under the general rule of polysyllables. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The penultima in English is short whether it was long or, as in 'dynamite' and 'malachite', short in Greek. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin |
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