- If you have a teacher who asks the class to call him "Mr. B," it's probably because his name is really hard to pronounce. When you pronounce a word, you sound it out.
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- v. 发音；宣布
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1. Very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
很少人能把我的名字念正确。
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2. The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced.
*lamb 中的 b 不发音。
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3. to pronounce an opinion
发表意见
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4. The judge will pronounce sentence today.
法官将于今天宣判。
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5. She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
她宣布他是竞赛的优胜者。
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6. I now pronounce you man and wife .
现在正式宣布你们结为夫妻。
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7. He pronounced the country to be in a state of war.
他宣布全国进入战争状态。
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8. She pronounced that an error had been made.
她宣称曾经有个错误。
- pronounce (v.) early 14c., "to declare officially;" late 14c., "to speak, utter," from Old French prononcier "declare, speak out, pronounce" (late 13c., Modern French prononcer), from Late Latin pronunciare, from Latin pronuntiare "to proclaim, announce; pronounce, utter," from pro "forth, out, in public" (see pro-) + nuntiare "announce," from nuntius "messenger" (from PIE root *neu- "to shout"). With reference to the mode of sounding words or languages, it is attested from 1620s (but see pronunciation in this sense from early 15c.). Related: Pronounced; pronouncing.
pro·nounce ★ WORD FAMILY pronounce verb pronunciation noun unpronounceable adjective mispronounce verb / prəˈnaʊns ; NAmE prəˈnaʊns / verb 1 ★ pronouncesth to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way 发音；读（音） ◆ Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. 很少人能把我的名字念正确。 ◆ The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced. *lamb 中的 b 不发音。 ☞see also pronunciation , unpronounceable 2 ( formal) to say or give sth formally, officially or publicly 正式宣布（或公布、授予等） pronouncesth ◆ to pronounce an opinion 发表意见 ◆ The judge will pronounce sentencetoday. 法官将于今天宣判。 pronouncesb/sth + noun ◆ She pronounced him the winner of the competition. 她宣布他是竞赛的优胜者。 ◆ I now pronounce you man and wife (= in a marriage ceremony). 现在正式宣布你们结为夫妻。 pronouncesb/sth + adj. ◆ She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. 到达医院时她被宣告已经死亡。 pronouncesb/sth to be/have sth ◆ He pronounced the country to be in a state of war. 他宣布全国进入战争状态。 pronouncethat… ◆ She pronounced that an error had been made. 她宣称曾经有个错误。 + speech ◆ ‘It's pneumonia,’ he pronounced gravely. “是肺炎。”他沉重地宣布。 PHRASAL VERBS proˈnounce for/against sb ( law 律 ) to give a judgement in court for or against sb 作有利（或不利）于…的判决；判…胜诉（或败诉） ◆ The judge pronounced for (= in favour of)the defendant. 法官宣布被告胜诉。 proˈnounce on/upon sth ( formal) to state your opinion on sth, or give a decision about sth 就…表态（或做决定） ◆ The minister will pronounce on further security measures later today. 今天稍后，部长将发表进一步的安全措施。 pronounce pronounces pronounced pronouncing pro·nounce / prəˈnaʊns ; NAmE prəˈnaʊns /
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