▲stutter 表示“口吃”,主要指不停地重复一个词的开头部分,比如说 speak,会说成 s…s…s…peak。《朗文高级英语词典》对 stutter 的解释是:to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words(说话有困难,因为你不停地重复某些词开头的辅音字母)
▲stammer 表示“口吃”,主要指有语言障碍或情绪的紧张等而导致说话出现过多的停顿。《朗文高级英语词典》stammer 的解释是:to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc(说话时老是停顿或重复说某些音节,这或是因为你有言语障碍,或是因为你太过紧张或激动等)
▲但在实际应用中两者有时并不严格区分,常可互换,比如《牛津高阶英语词典》第四版就在 stammer 词条后给出了“also stutter”(也用 stutter)的说明,同时在 stutter 词条后给出了“= stammer”的用法说明。
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