英文裡奇怪的靜音字母｜不發音的「W」

字母 W 不發音的單字整理

「wr 開頭 W 不發音」單字

這是一個小規則，當 W 出現在「wr」結構開頭時，W 會靜音不發出來，只發後面的音。

wrap

= wrap

/ræp/

v.包裹

wrist

= wrist

/rɪst/

n.手腕

wristwatch

= wristwatch

/ˈrɪst.wɑːtʃ/

n.手錶

wrench

= wrench

/rɛntʃ/

n.扳手

wreath

= wreath

/riːθ/

n.花環

wreck

= wreck

/rɛk/

v.破壞；n.殞地

wrangle

= wrangle

/ˈræŋ.ɡəl/

v.爭吵

wrinkle

= wrinkle

/ˈrɪŋ.kəl/

n.皺紋

wrath

= wrath

/ræθ/

n.憤怒

writhe

= writhe

/raɪð/

v.扭動

例句

• She wrapped the gift.

  (她把禮物包裹起來。)
• His wrist is sprained.

  (他的手腕扭傷了。)
• He used a wrench to fix the car.

  (他用扳手修車。)
• A wreath hung on the door.

  (門上掛著一個花環。)
• The ship was wrecked in the storm.

  (船在風暴中失事了。)
• She is wearing a wristwatch.

  (她戴著一隻手錶。)
• They wrangled over money.

  (他們為錢爭吵。)
• There are wrinkles on her face.

  (她的臉上有皺紋。)
• His actions provoked wrath.

  (他的行為激起了憤怒。)
• He writhed in pain.

  (他在疼痛中扭動。)

補充：口語

• Greenwich (格林威治) w 常不發音
  They live in Greenwich.

  (他們住在格林威治。)
• Warwick w 在非正式快速口語中可能不發音
  He grew up in Warwick.

  (他在沃里克長大。)