schwa
noun /ʃwɑː/
/ʃwɑː/
(also shwa)
(phonetics- a vowel sound in parts of words that are not stressed, for example the ‘a’ in about or the ‘e’ in moment; the phonetic symbol for this, /ə/
非重读央元音，弱央元音，混元音（如 about 中的 a 或 moment 中的 e 所发的音）；音标符号 /ə/ 词源late 19th cent.: from German, from Hebrew šěwā'.