a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable
辅音。与<Bold>VOWEL</Bold>相对。
a letter representing such a sound
辅音字母。
[attrib.]denoting or relating to such a sound or letter
(与)辅音(字母)(有关)的
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a consonant phoneme .辅音音素。
[predic.](
符合的,一致的;协调的
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the findings are consonant with other research .这些发现和其他研究相符。
【乐】 协和音的;和谐的
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the bass is consonant with all the upper notes .低音音程和所有高音音符都是和谐的。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonantal sound’): via Old French from Latin