monosyllables
n.
单音节词( monosyllable的名词复数 );
例句:
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A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
他寡言少语，回答我的问题时只是往外蹦单字。
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He was a wooden - faced individual , extremely taciturn, and his contributions to the conversation were mostly monosyllables.
他有一张非常独特的木纳的脸, 极其的沉默, 他说话时吐出来的总是一个一个的单音节.
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A comprehensive lexicon of all the multi-purpose monosyllables used by headline-writers.
来自M. Frayn