English Dictionary

long vowel

名詞

A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to double length); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol, such as /aː/.

日本語の意味

母音のうち、通常の母音よりも長く発音されるもの。発音時間が約1.5倍から2倍に伸び、IPAではコロンのような記号で示される。

In phonetics class, the teacher asked us to hold a long vowel at roughly one and a half to twice the duration of a short vowel so we could observe the contrast.

音声学の授業で、先生は対比を観察するために、短い母音のおよそ1.5倍から2倍の長さで長母音を発音するように指示しました。

意味（1）

A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to double length); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol, such as /aː/.

意味（2）

(English pronunciation) Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.

long vowels （ plural ）