a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in
音节。
a character or characters representing a syllable
表示音节的符号。
[usu. with negative]the least amount of speech or writing; the least mention of something
只言片语
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I'd never have breathed a syllable if he'd kept quiet .如果他当时保持沉默的话,我决不会说一个字的。
pronounce (a word or phrase) clearly, syllable by syllable
清晰地读(词,句);一个一个音节地读。
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in words of one syllable using very simple language; expressed plainly 简单明了地;直截了当地
"late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French