pronounce /prəˈnauns/ vt. 1.发音：I know how to pronounce the word “sword”.我知道怎么读“sword”这个词。In the word “know”, the “k” is not pronounced. 在“know”这个词中， “k”是不发音的。 2.断定；宣布（跟名词或that分句作宾语；跟to be +adj./n.作宾补，to be可以省略）：The judge pronounced the sentence.法官宣布判决。He pronounced that we were dismissed.他宣布我们被解雇了。The jeweller pronounced the diamond (to be) genuine.珠宝商宣称这钻石是真的。The doctor pronounced me fit again.医生断定我身体已恢复健康了。I now pronounce you man and wife.我现在宣布你们是夫妻关系。
［辨析］与announce和declare辨见announce
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeiʃən/ n. ［u］ & ［c］语音，发音: Mind your pronunciation and intonation. 注意你的语音语调。Some words have different pronunciations. 有些词有不同的发音。
