English Dictionary

retroflex

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/

形容詞

Bent or curved backwards. / (phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.

日本語の意味

（1）（物体などが）後ろに曲がった、または曲線を描いて曲げられた状態 / （2）音声学において、舌先が持ち上げられ内側に曲がり、舌の下側が口蓋に近づいたり触れたりする発音の特徴

The conservator carefully examined the retroflex rim of the ancient vase and concluded it had been deliberately bent backward during crafting.

保存修復士は古代の壺の縁が後方に反っていることを注意深く調べ、それが制作時に意図的に曲げられたものだと結論した。

意味（1）

Bent or curved backwards.

意味（2）

(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.

意味（3）

(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

意味（4）

(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

意味（5）

(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

more retroflex （ comparative ）

most retroflex （ superlative ）