sibilant
Word family nounsibilancesibilationsibilatoradjectivesibilantsibilatoryadverbsibilantlyverbsibilate
sib·ilant1 /ˈsɪbələnt/ adjectiveadj formal SLmaking an ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound 发出咝咝声的;发咝咝音的 a sibilant whisper 嘁嘁喳喳的耳语
sibilant2 noun [countableC] technical SLa sibilant sound such as ‘s’ or ‘sh’ in English 咝音〔例如英语中的 s 或 sh〕 Origin sibilant1 (1600-1700) Latin present participle of sibilare “to hiss, whistle”