retroflex
英 ['retrə(ʊ)fleks]
美['rɛtrəflɛks]
- adj. 翻转的；向后弯曲的
- vt. 使反折；卷舌（发音）
- n. 卷舌音
英英释意
- 1. bend or turn backward
- 2. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate;
- "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"