vowels

the articulation of vowels and consonants.

元音和辅音正确发音。

Of or resembling vowels;vocalic.

元音：属于或象元音；

Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants.

元音比辅音响亮。

In articulating a Monophthong, the vowel-sound doesn't change in quality throughout the course of a syllable. The other vowels in English are relatively Monophthongs.

发单元音时，在一个音节发音过程不改变音质。英语其他元音均为单元音。例如：

But there is something of the penguin about this freethinking statistician, who combines upper-crust vowels with the awkward charm of Griff Rhys-Jones.

不过，这位思想统计学家确实有些像企鹅——兼具上流社会口音和格••琼(GriffRhys-Jones)笨拙魅力。