dissimilation
英 [,dɪsɪmɪleɪʃən]
美[dɪs,ɪmə'leʃən]
- n. 异化；[植] 异化作用
英英释意
- 1. a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other;
- "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
- 2. breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy