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字母w
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
W \W\ (d[u^]b"'l [=u]),
the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a
consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second
element of certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its
written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this
being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we
call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V,
and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially
in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the
other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine,
and vine for wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 266-268.
資料來源 : WordNet®
W
n 1: a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in
several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: {tungsten},
{wolfram}, {atomic number 74}]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {west},
{due west}]
3: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power
dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a
resistance of 1 ohm [syn: {watt}]
4: the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: {double-u}]