Incorrect Pronunciations That You Should Avoid

Incorrect Pronunciations That You Should Avoid
应该避免的错误发音

ask（询问）
The S comes before the K. Say /ASK/ not /aks/.
S在K之前。读作/ASK/而不是/aks/。

accessory（配件）
The first C has a "hard" sound. Say /AK-SESS-OR-Y/, not /ass-ess-or-y/.
第一个C的发音“强硬”。读作/AK-SESS-OR-Y/而不是/ass-ess-or-y/。

anyway（无论如何）
The problem with this word is not so much pronunciation as the addition of an unnecessary sound. Don't add an S to make it "anyways." The word is ANYWAY.
该单词的问题跟读音没什么关系，而是添加了多余的发音。不要添加S变成“anyways”（不管怎样）。这个单词是ANYWAY。

athlete（运动员）
The word has two syllables, not three. Say /ATH-LETE/, not /ath-uh-lete/.
该单词有两个音节，不是三个音节。读作/ATH-LETE/而不是/ath-uh-lete/。

candidate（候选人）
Notice the first D. Say /KAN-DI-DATE/, not /kan-i-date/.
注意第一个D。读作/KAN-DI-DATE/而不是/kan-i-date/。



chaos（混乱）
The spelling ch can represent three different sounds in English: /tch/ as in church, /k/ as in Christmas, and /sh/ as in chef. The first sound is heard in words of English origin and is the most common. The second sound of ch, /k/, is heard in words of Greek origin. The third and least common of the three ch sounds is heard in words adopted from modern French. Chaos is a Greek word. Say /KAY-OS/, not /tchay-os/.
英语中的ch拼写可以表示三种不同的发音：church（教堂）中的/tch/发音、Christmas（圣诞节）中的/k/发音、chef（厨师）中的/sh/发音。第一种ch发音最常见，所属单词源于英语。第二种ch发音见于希腊起源的单词。第三种ch发音最少见，所属单词源于现代法语。Chaos是一个希腊单词。读作/KAY-OS/而不是tchay-os/。

clothes（衣服）
Notice the TH spelling and sound. Say /KLOTHZ/, not /kloz/.
注意TH拼写及其发音。读作/KLOTHZ/而不是/kloz/。

February（二月）
Just about everyone I know drops the first R in February. The spelling calls for /FEB-ROO-AR-Y/, not /feb-u-ar-y/.
几乎我认识的所有人拼写February时都会丢掉第一个R。正确拼写读作/FEB-ROO-AR-Y/而不是/feb-u-ar-y/。

Halloween（万圣节）
The word for the holiday Americans celebrate with such enthusiasm on October 31 derives from "Hallowed Evening," meaning "evening that has been made holy." The word "hallow" comes from Old English halig, meaning "holy." Notice the A in the first syllable and say /HAL-O-WEEN/, not /hol-lo-ween/.
这个表示美国人10月31日满怀激情庆祝的节日单词源于“Hallowed Evening”（神圣的夜晚），意即“被神圣化了的夜晚”。单词“hallow”（使神圣）源于古英语halig，意为“holy”（神圣的）。注意第一个音节中的A，该单词读作/HAL-O-WEEN/而不是/hol-lo-ween/。

height（高度）
The word ends in a /T/ sound, not a /TH/ sound. Say /HITE/, not /hith/.
该单词的尾音为/T/而不是/TH/。读作/HITE/而不是/hith/。

hierarchy（等级）
The word has four syllables. Say /HI -ER-AR-KY,/ not /hi-ar-ky/.
该单词有四个音节。读作/HI -ER-AR-KY/而不是/hi-ar-ky/。

interpret（阐释）
The word has three syllables. Don't add one! Say /IN-TER-PRET/, not /in-ter-pre-tate/.
该单词有三个音节。不要画蛇添足！读作/IN-TER-PRET/而不是/in-ter-pre-tate/。

incident（事件）
Something that happens is an "incident." Don't say "incidence" when you mean a specific event. There IS a word "incidence," but it has a different meaning.
发生的事情是“incident”（事件）。当你想表达某一事件时不要读作“incidence”（发生）。Incidence是另一个意思不同的单词。

jewelry（珠宝）
The word has three syllables. Say /JEW-EL-RY/, not /jew-el-er-y/. The pronunciation /jewl-ry/ is common but not correct, as it removes one syllable from the word.
该单词有三个音节。读作/JEW-EL-RY/而不是/jew-el-er-y/。读音/jewl-ry/常见但却是错误的，因为少了一个音节。

library（图书馆）
Notice where the R comes in the word. Say /LI-BRAR-Y/, not /li-ber-ry/.
注意R的位置。读作/LI-BRAR-Y/而不是/li-ber-ry/。

medieval（中世纪）
The word has four syllables. The first E may be pronounced either short [med] or long [meed]. Say /MED-EE-EEVAL/ or /MEE-DEE-EEVAL/, not /meed-eval/.
该单词有四个音节。第一个E可能读作短的[med]或长的[meed]。读作/MED-EE-EEVAL/或/MEE-DEE-EEVAL/而不是/meed-eval/。

miniature（微型的）
The word has four syllables. Say /MIN-I-A-TURE/, not /min-a-ture/.
该单词有四个音节。读作/MIN-I-A-TURE/而不是/min-a-ture/。

mischievous（恶作剧的）
This is the adjective form of mischief whose meaning is "calamity" or "harm." Mischievous is now associated with harmless fun so that the expression "malicious mischief" has been coined as another term for vandalism. Mischievous has three syllables with the accent on the first syllable: /MIS-CHI-VUS/. Don’t say /mis-chee-vee-us/.
这是mischief（意即“灾难”或“伤害”）的形容词形式。Mischievous现在的意思与无害的乐趣有关，所以产生了另一种表达“malicious mischief”（恶意损害）表示故意破坏。Mischievous有三个音节，第一个音节重读：读作/MIS-CHI-VUS/。不要读作/mis-chee-vee-us/。

niche（合适的位置）
The word is from the French and, though many words of French origin have been anglicized in standard usage, this is one that cries out to retain a long "e" sound and a /SH/ sound for the che. Say /NEESH/, not /nitch/.
该单词源于法语，虽然许多法语起源的单词已在标准使用中英语化，但是这个单词独独保留了长“e”音与che的/SH/音。读作/NEESH/而不是/nitch/。

orient（使确立方位）
This word has three syllables. As a verb it means to place something in its proper position in relation to something else. It comes from a word meaning "east" and originally meant positioning something in relation to the east. Now it is used with a more general meaning. Say /OR-I-ENT/, not /or-i-en-tate/.
该单词有三个音节。作动词时意即把某事物放在与另一事物有关的合适位置。它源于一个意为“东方”的单词，最初表示把某事物放在东方有关位置。现在它用于更普遍的意义。读作/OR-I-ENT/而不是/or-i-en-tate/。

picture（图片）
There's a K sound in picture. Don't confuse picture with pitcher. Say /PIK-TURE/, not /pitch-er/. Pitcher is a different word. A pitcher is a serving vessel with a handle.
Picture中有个K音。不要混淆picture与pitcher。读作/PIK-TURE/而不是/pitch-er/。Pitcher（罐，壶）为另一个单词，意为带把的服务容器。

precipitation（沉淀）
This is a noun that refers to rain or snow, or anything else that normally falls from the sky. As with prescription, the prefix is PRE-. Say /PRE-CIP-I-TA-TION/, not /per-cip–i-ta-tion/.
这个名词指的是雨或雪，或任何从天而降的其他事物。跟prescription（处方）一样，precipitation的前缀是PRE-。读作/PRE-CIP-I-TA-TION/而不是/per-cip–i-ta-tion/。

pronunciation（读音）
This word is a noun. It comes from the verb pronounce, BUT it is not pronounced like the verb. Say /PRO-NUN-CI-A-TION/, not /pro-nounce-i-a-tion/.
这是一个名词。它源于动词pronounce（读），但是它们的读音不同。读作/PRO-NUN-CI-A-TION/而不是/pro-nounce-i-a-tion/。

vehicle（车辆）
Although there is an H in the word, to pronounce it is to sound hicky. Say /VEE-IKL/, not /vee-Hikl/.
虽然该单词中有个H，但是读音却像hicky（弯管器）。读作/VEE-IKL/而不是/vee-Hikl/。