pronounce/prə'naʊns/

v. say a word or letter using a particular sound

v. [T] 发…的音，读：How is his name pronounced? 他的名字怎么念？

◇The “b” in the word “climb” is not pronounced. 单词climb中的b是不发音的。

构词pro- + nounce（说出）

同根 announce