vt.发音;宣告;宣判;断言
vi.发音;发表意见
I don't know how to pronounce this word. 我不知道这个单词怎么发音。
People pronounce the word differently in this part of the country. 在国内这一地区,这个单词的发音不同。
The doctors pronounced that he was no longer in danger. 医生宣称他已脱离危险。
The court pronounced her innocent of all charges. 法庭宣判所有的对她指控撤销。
The general pronounced that the fortress was impregnable. 将军断言那座要塞是攻不下的。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)Healthy teeth can help us pronounce accurately. 健康的牙齿可以帮助我们准确发音。
He has every right to pronounce on this matter. 他完全有权利对这件事发表意见。
pronounce的基本意思是用习惯的、公认的发音方式、重音、语调来“发音”,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
pronounce作“宣布,宣称”解时,用作及物动词,接名词、代词、that从句作宾语,还可接以“to be+ n./adj. / v -ed/ prep. -phrase”充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。
pronounce用作不及物动词时还可表示“发表意见”“作出判决”,与against, for, on〔upon〕等介词连用。
以下三句话意思相同: The doctor pronounced her to be out ofdanger.The doctor pronounced her out of danger.The doctor pronounced that she was outof danger.医生宣称她已脱离危险。
v.发错音;读错