语音

• 拼音: yǔ yīn
• 汉字拆解: 语 = 讠(speech) + 吾 (phonetic), language; 音 = 立 (stand) + 日 (sun), sound

含义

Pronunciation; phonology; voice; speech sound. Refers to the sound system of a language or to synthesised/recorded voice.

In linguistics, 语音 refers to the phonological system of a language. In everyday technology contexts, it is widely used for voice features: 语音识别 (speech recognition), 语音助手 (voice assistant), 语音消息 (voice message). 语音 is more technical than 发音, which simply means pronunciation.

例句

1. 手机上的语音助手越来越智能，能识别多种方言和口音。
2. 学习普通话时，语音的准确性直接影响到别人能否听懂你。
3. 这款软件可以把输入的文字自动转换成语音朗读出来。

用法指南

语境: technology, linguistics, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他的普通话语音很标准，听起来非常清晰。(His Mandarin pronunciation is very standard and sounds very clear.)
• 这款应用支持语音输入，非常方便。(This app supports voice input, which is very convenient.)

错误说法

• 将'语音'和'发音'完全等同使用 (Don't treat 语音 and 发音 as identical — 语音 refers to the sound system of a language or to voice technology, while 发音 refers to how an individual pronounces something)

起源与历史

A compound of 语 (language/speech) and 音 (sound/music; 立 stand + 日 sun, originally depicting a sound rising up). Together they refer to the sounds of language.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal