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p 音標拼音: [p'i] n. 字母 p字母 ppp- n- p電晶體 P n 1: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms [ synonym: { phosphorus}, { P}, { atomic number 15}] 2: the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet [ synonym: { P}, { p}] P \ P\ ( p[= e]), the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Ph[ oe] nician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See { B}, { F}, and { M}. [ 1913 Webster] See Guide to Pronunciation, [ sect][ sect] 247, 248, and 184- 195. [ 1913 Webster]
Labial \ La" bi* al\, n. 1. ( Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as { b}, { p}, { w}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. [ 1913 Webster]
Mute \ Mute\, n. 1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: ( a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf- mute. ( b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. ( c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. ( d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, { p}, { b}, { d}, { k}, { t}. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone. [ 1913 Webster]
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