consonant

英 [ˈkɒnsənənt]

美 [ˈkɑːnsənənt]

n. 辅音; 辅音字母(如b、c、d、f等)
adj. (与…)一致的，符合的，相同的，和谐的

复数：consonants　

BNC.12928 / COCA.17386

牛津词典

noun

辅音
a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth
辅音字母（如b、c、d、f等）
a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f’, etc.

adj.

辅音
Aconsonantis a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth.
ADJ-GRADED 一致的;相符的
Something that isconsonant withsomething else fits or agrees with it very well.
1. I found their work very much consonant with this way of thinking.
  我发现他们的工作与这种思维方式非常一致。

noun

adj

in keeping
1. salaries agreeable with current trends
2. plans conformable with your wishes
3. expressed views concordant with his background
Synonym:accordantagreeableconformableconcordant
involving or characterized by harmony
Synonym:harmonicharmonicalharmonizedharmonised

The quality of this suit is not quite consonant with its price.
这套衣服的质量与价钱不太相符。
She asked me to pronounce each vowel and consonant clearly.
她叫我把每个元音和辅音都清晰地发出来。
These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.
这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。
There are certain behaviors and thought-forms consonant with the understanding and practice of this law.
有特定的行为者与思想-型态们与这个法则的理解和实践相调和。
English has 24 consonant phonemes.
英语有24个辅音音素。
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound within a line or a group of words.
头韵：在一组词的开头或重读音节中对相同辅音或不同元音的重复。
Link this consonant with the vowel of the next word. This is what we call liaison.
把这个辅音和后面的一个词的元音连起来读，这叫做连读。
The consonant that begins a syllable is called an initial and there are 21 of them in modern Chinese ( the international Phonetic Alphabet in the brackets).
一个音节开头的辅音叫做声母。现代汉语一共有21个声母（方括弧内是国际音标）。
Now, let's look at a few of the most difficult consonant clusters.
现在，我们一起来看看几个最难的辅音群。
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse.
在诗行的开头使用协调一致的重读音节。