the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
详细解释
e.pen.the.sis n.(名词)【复数】e.pen.the.ses[-sôz.] 【语言学】 The insertion of a sound in the middle of a word, as in Middle Englishthunder from Old English thunor. 插音,增音:在一个词中间插入一个音,如中世纪英语中thunder 来自于古英语 thunor 一词 来源:Late Latin 后期拉丁语 from Greek 源自 希腊语 from epentithenai [to insert] 源自 epentithenai [插入] ep-, epi- [epi-] ep-, epi- [在…之上,之外,之间] en- [in] * see en- 2en- [在…里] *参见 en-2tithenai [to place] * see dhô- tithenai [放] *参见 dhô- 【引伸】 ep.enthet.ic