pronounce

英 [prə'naʊns] 美 [prə'naʊns]

• vt. 发音；宣告；宣判；断言
• vi. 发音；发表意见

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 发音,读

   make the sound of letter or word

2. vt. 宣布,宣称

   declare; announce

3. vi. 宣判

   give judgement

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 宣称，宣告，宣判，（正式）宣布
2. 发音，发...的音
3. 表示
4. 断言，断定
5. 注音，注...的音
6. 演讲
7. 讲述
8. 代表意见，表示意见，发表意见
9. 作出判断
10. 读（音），念字，读字
11. 作有利于…的判决，判...胜诉
12. （就…）表态

英英释义

Verb:

1. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;

   "She pronounces French words in a funny way"
   "I cannot say `zip wire'"
   "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
   

2. pronounce judgment on;

   "They labeled him unfit to work here"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I don't know how to pronounce this word.
   我不知道这个单词怎么发音。
2. 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。
3. The doctors pronounced that he was no longer in danger.
   医生宣称他已脱离危险。
4. The court pronounced her innocent of all charges.
   法庭宣判所有的对她指控撤销。
5. 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.)

1. Healthy teeth can help us pronounce accurately.
   健康的牙齿可以帮助我们准确发音。
2. He has every right to pronounce on this matter.
   他完全有权利对这件事发表意见。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Please pronounce after me.
   请跟我发音。
2. He pronounces well.
   他的发音很好。
3. The teacher pronounces distinctly.
   老师能清晰地发音。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. How do you pronounce this word?
   这个词你怎么念?
2. He was afraid the old man was deaf; he raised his voice and pronounced every word carefully.
   他怕老人听不见,就高声地一字一句地说。
3. The two dictionaries pronounce the word differently.
   两本词典把这个词的音注得不一样。
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4. We can never be certain in English how an unfamiliar word should be pronounced.
   我们总不能肯定英语中的生词如何发音。
5. Has judgement been pronounced yet?
   判决宣布了吗?

S+～+that-clause

1. The doctor pronounced that he was out of danger.
   医生说他脱离危险了。
2. They pronounced that he was an excellent student.
   他们宣称他是一名优秀学生。
3. His teacher pronounced that he was a mathematical genius.
   他的老师称他是一个数学天才。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +(to be/as) n./adj./v -ed/ prep. -phrase

1. The doctor pronounced the signature to be a forgery.
   医生断定那个签字是伪造的。
2. The judge pronounced him a spy.
   法官宣布他为间谍。
3. The priest pronounced them man and wife.
   牧师宣布他们为夫妻。
4. The physician pronounced him to be healthy.
   医生宣布他很健康。
5. Everyone pronounced the dinner to be very good.
   人人都称这顿饭菜特别好。
6. The judge pronounced the man guilty.
   法官宣判此人有罪。
7. He pronounced the wine excellent.
   他夸这酒好极了。
8. The engineer pronounced the machine to be out of order.
   工程师说这台机器坏了。
9. The doctor pronounced me completely cured.
   医生宣布我已完全治愈。
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10. She was officially pronounced dead.
    她已被正式宣布死亡。
11. He was pronounced honest.
    他被宣布为诚实的人。
12. The wine was pronounced excellent.
    这酒经过品尝并被认定为质量上乘。
13. The patient was pronounced to be out of danger.
    据称病人脱离了危险。
14. I was pronounced to be completely cured.
    我被宣布完全治愈。
15. The prisoners were pronounced to be released.
    那些犯人被宣布释放。

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. The doctor pronounced him to be recovering nicely.
   医生断言他正在很好地恢复健康。

经典引文

• A Courier..pronounced the dreadful tidings.

  出自： Goldsmith

• 'That difficulty will not exist long,' pronounced Poirot quietly.

  出自： A. Christie

• He tested my heart and pronounced me constitutionally fit.

  出自： V. Brittain

• A judge pronounces sentence.

  出自： A. Djoleto

• My grandmother..pronounced the baptismal formula.

  出自： A. Kenny

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

pronounce against (v.+prep.)

作出对(某人)不利的判决 give judgment against sb
pronounce against sb/sth
The court pronounced against my claim.

法院驳回我的权利要求。
The representatives pronounced against the decision made at the conference.

代表们对会议作出的决定表示反对。

pronounce for (v.+prep.)

作出对(某人)有利的判决 give judgment in favour of sb
pronounce for sb/sth
The judge pronounced for the defendant, and also said that his opponent should pay the court costs.

法官作出有利于被告的判决,并要原告支付法庭费用。
Few people pronounced for his nomination.

很少人表示赞成他的提名。

pronounce on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

对…发表意见give judgment in favour of ...
pronounce on〔upon〕 sth
I don't think I should pronounce on a matter which I know little about.

我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。
She's too ready to pronounce on matters of which she really knows very little.

她太喜欢对自己实际上几乎一无所知的问题发表意见。
He is best qualified to pronounce on such a matter.

他最有资格对这种事情发表意见。
We have asked the chief engineer to pronounce on the effect of widening the bridge.

我们已要求总工程师对加宽桥梁的效果发表自己的看法。
That member annoys the committee by pronouncing on every question before it has been considered.

每当要考虑一个问题时,那位委员总要先提出一套自己的看法,这使委员会感到厌烦。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• pronounce each word correctly 正确读出每个单词
• pronounce lips 嘴唇发音
• pronounce one's name 念某人的名字
• pronounce sentence of death 宣判死刑
• pronounce this word 读这个词

～+副词

• pronounce clearly 发音清晰
• pronounce correctly 正确发音
• pronounce definitely 确切地发音
• pronounce emphatically 强调地发音,重读
• pronounce impressively 印象深刻地宣判
• pronounce solemnly 严肃地宣判
• pronounce unanimously 无异议地宣判
• pronounce weightily 沉重地发音

～+介词

• pronounce after 跟…发音
• pronounce against 对…表示反对
• pronounce for 表示赞成
• pronounce on〔upon〕 对…表态
• pronounce on this matter 对此事发表意见
• pronounce sb out of danger 宣告…脱险
• pronounce through nose 通过鼻子发音
• pronounce sth with accent on the second syllable 以第二个音节为重音读出来

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

词义辨析

announce，declare，proclaim，pronounce，advertise，broadcast，publish

• 这些动词均含“宣布，公开”之意。
• announce多指首次宣布大家感兴趣或可满足大家好奇心的事情。
• declare侧重正式就某事清楚明白地宣布。
• proclaim指官方宣布重大事件或施政方针，语体比announce正式。
• pronounce词义与announce, declare接近，但较多用于指法律判决方面的宣布。
• advertise指通过文字和图像资料等的反复宣传而引起公众的注意，有时隐含令人不快或言过其实的意味。
• broadcast专指利用广播或电视传播消息或发表见解。
• publish专指通过报刊或其它媒介向公众公布事情。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的prononcier，意为宣告；最初源自晚期拉丁语的pronunciare，意为宣布。

近反义词

【近义词】

• announce
• assert
• declaim
• declare
• say
• sound
• stress
• utter
• voice

派生词

v.(动词)

• pronounceable adj. 可发音的,读得出的‖pronounced adj. 明显的;显著的‖pronouncement n. 声明;公告