柯林斯詞典monosyllable /?m?n??s?l?b?l/ (monosyllables) 1. N-COUNT If you say that someone speaks in monosyllables, you mean that they speak very little or they only use words consisting of one syllable, such as "yes," "no," or "I don't know," usually because they do not want to have a conversation. 少言寡語[usu 'in' N in pl] A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. 他不愛說話，對(duì)我的問題都衹用一兩個(gè)字來廻答。 返回 monosyllable劍橋詞典a word that contains only one syllable 單音節(jié)詞 "Jump", "buy ", and "heat " are monosyllables. jump, buy 和 heat 都是單音節(jié)詞。 返回 monosyllable