vowel

名词 vowel:

1. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
   同义词：vowel sound
2. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

1. A single vowel articulated without change in quality throughout the course of a syllable, as the vowel of English bed.
   单元音在一个音节的发音过程中不改变音质的单元音，如英文单词bed中的元音
2. A vowel sound changed in this manner.
   变元音由这种方式改变的元音发音
3. A checked vowel.
   闭音节元音
4. The vowels in the English alphabet are a, e, i, o, u, and, sometimes, y.
   英语的元音字母有a，e，i，o，u，有时也包括y。

vow.el

n.Abbr. v.（名词）缩写 v.
A speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity, usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable.
元音：由通过咽喉和口腔中相对自由的气息发出的声音，常形成音节最突出和中心的音
A letter, such asa, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in the English alphabet, that represents a vowel.
元音字母：英语字母表中a，e，i，o，u 之一，有时字母 y 也在此列，表示一个元音

来源：
Middle English vowelle
中古英语 vowelle
from Old French vouel
源自 古法语 vouel
from Latin (littera) vôc3lis [sounding (letter)]
源自 拉丁语 (littera) vôc3lis [发声的（字母）]
from vôx vôc- [voice] * see wek w-
源自 vôx vôc- [声音] *参见 wek w-