consonant1 /'konsanant; 'kansansnt/ n [C] speech sound produced by a complete or partial stoppage of the breath; letter of the alphabet or symbol (eg phonetic) for such a sound: b, c, d, f, etc. 子音; 輔音(由完全阻塞或不完全阻塞呼氣所發(fā)的語音); 子音字母(如 b, c, d, f 等); 子音符號(如子音音標)。