semivowel

英 [ˈsemivaʊəl]

美 [ˈsemivaʊəl]

n.  半元音

牛津词典

noun

• 半元音
  a speech sound that sounds like a vowel but functions as a consonant, for example /w/ and /j/ in the English words wet and yet

英英释义

noun

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  Synonym:glide

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