interdental
adjective uk/ˌɪn.təˈden.təl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈden.t̬əl/
牙齿间的;在牙齿间使用的
between the teeth or for use between the teeth
interdental spaces 牙间隙
an interdental brush 牙间刷
phonetics specialized齿间音的
used to describe a sound that is made by putting the end of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth
The interdental [T] is non-existent in Catalan phonetics. 齿间音[ t ]在加泰罗尼亚语中是不存在的。
Many foreign learners have difficulty in pronouncing interdental fricatives (as in thin, this). 许多外国学习者发音齿间摩擦音很难(如 thin、this)。
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- Clean between your teeth once a day with floss or interdental cleaners.
- Your dentist will also recommend dental floss and perhaps interdental brushes.
- The toothpick can be worked into some of the tightest interdental spaces to attack plaque.
- In British English initial interdental fricatives are frequently pronounced as their corresponding stops.
- The word is adapted via the substitution of the alveolar sibilant 0 s 0 for the interdental consontant 0T0.
interdental
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɪn.təˈden.təl/ us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈden.t̬əl/
phonetics specialized齿间音
a sound that is made by putting the end of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth
Interdentals can be transcribed in different ways. 齿间音可以用不同的方式来转录。
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- There is a discussion of interdentals in Chapter 2.
- various coronal fricatives, including interdentals