子音字元 th 有 清與濁 兩種讀音:
1 當位於詞首時,可以從詞性上判別其應有的讀音。請看:
第一類:在以下 4種 詞類 th 讀 清音,即國際音標的 θ :
a. Noun 名詞:thing, theatre, thumb大拇指, thunder雷,
thermos熱水瓶, Thursday, theory, theme, throat喉嚨, thread線
b. Verb 動詞:think, thank, throw, thrive, thicken,
c.Numeral 數詞:three, thirteen, thirty, third, thousand
d.Adjective 形容詞:thin, thick, thirsty, thoughtful,
thorough徹底的
第二類:在以下 兩種 詞類 th 讀 濁音:
a. Pronoun 代詞:they, them, their, theirs, this, these,
that, those, there, thy[舊時用法]你的
b. Functional terms 功能詞:the, than, then, though, thus,
therefore
2 當位於詞尾(或音節之尾)時,其讀音多數是清音,如:bath, breath, both, cloth, tooth, health, wealth, arithmetic 等。只有在少數單詞中,如:with, smooth 中讀濁音。
3 當位於兩個母音之間時,其讀音多數是濁音。如:other, mother, brother, another, father, weather, feather, leather, further, breathe.
但是,也有讀清音的。如在單詞 method, nothing, anything, sympathy, sympathetic, mathematics, healthy, wealthy, Luther, Marathon(馬拉松)等。
子音字元 th 有 清與濁 兩種讀音:
1 當位於詞首時,可以從詞性上判別其應有的讀音。請看:
第一類:在以下 4種 詞類 th 讀 清音,即國際音標的 θ :
a. Noun 名詞:thing, theatre, thumb大拇指, thunder雷,
thermos熱水瓶, Thursday, theory, theme, throat喉嚨, thread線
b. Verb 動詞:think, thank, throw, thrive, thicken,
c.Numeral 數詞:three, thirteen, thirty, third, thousand
d.Adjective 形容詞:thin, thick, thirsty, thoughtful,
thorough徹底的
第二類:在以下 兩種 詞類 th 讀 濁音:
a. Pronoun 代詞:they, them, their, theirs, this, these,
that, those, there, thy[舊時用法]你的
b. Functional terms 功能詞:the, than, then, though, thus,
therefore
2 當位於詞尾(或音節之尾)時,其讀音多數是清音,如:bath, breath, both, cloth, tooth, health, wealth, arithmetic 等。只有在少數單詞中,如:with, smooth 中讀濁音。
3 當位於兩個母音之間時,其讀音多數是濁音。如:other, mother, brother, another, father, weather, feather, leather, further, breathe.
但是,也有讀清音的。如在單詞 method, nothing, anything, sympathy, sympathetic, mathematics, healthy, wealthy, Luther, Marathon(馬拉松)等。