Apocope(词尾脱落):一种语音/词形变化现象,指词末(结尾)的一个或多个音(尤其是元音)被省略。在口语、诗歌格律或历史语言演变中很常见。(该词也可广义指“词尾省略”的结果。)
/əˈpɒkəpi/(英式常见)
/əˈpɑːkəpi/(美式常见)
In casual speech, “photo” is an apocope of “photograph.”
在日常口语中,“photo”是“photograph”的词尾脱落形式。
Apocope has played a significant role in the historical development of English, as unstressed final vowels were often lost, reshaping many word forms over time.
词尾脱落在英语的历史演变中影响很大,因为非重读的词末元音常常消失,从而在长期中重塑了许多词的形式。
来自希腊语 apokopḗ,由 **apo-**(“离开、去掉”)+ koptein(“切、砍”)构成,字面意思是“把末尾切掉”。该术语在语言学中用于描述“词尾音的省略/脱落”。