3.1.5. <span class="pho">e</span>/<span class="pho">æ</span>/<span class="pho">er</span>

<span class="pho">æ</span> 的发音，口型比 <span class="pho">e</span> 略大，但比 <span class="pho">ɑ</span> 小。

3.1.5.1. 示例

<table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><strong>British</strong></td> <td colspan="2"><strong>American</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>D.J.</td> <td>例词（Example）</td> <td>IPA</td> <td>例词（Example）</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="pho">e</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/uk_phonetics_sound_head_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td>ch<b>e</b>ck <span class="pho alt">tʃek</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/check-uk-female.mp3" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/check-uk-male.mp3"></span></td> <td><span class="pho">e</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us_phonetics_sound_head_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td>ch<b>e</b>ck <span class="pho alt">tʃek</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/check-us-female.mp3" data-audio-us-male="/audios/check-us-male.mp3"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="pho">æ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/uk_phonetics_sound_hat_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td>th<b>a</b>nk <span class="pho alt">θæŋk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/thank-uk-female.mp3" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/thank-uk-male.mp3"></span></td> <td><span class="pho">æ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us_phonetics_sound_hat_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td>th<b>a</b>nk <span class="pho alt">θæŋk</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/thank-us-female.mp3" data-audio-us-male="/audios/thank-us-male.mp3"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="pho">eə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/uk_phonetics_sound_hair_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td><b>air</b> <span class="pho alt">eə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/air-uk-female.mp3" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/air-uk-male.mp3"></span></td> <td><span class="pho">er</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us_phonetics_sound_hair_2023feb.mp3"></span></td> <td><b>air</b> <span class="pho alt">er</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/air-us-female.mp3" data-audio-us-male="/audios/air-us-male.mp3"></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

3.1.5.2. 短元音 <span class="pho">e</span>

有些词典针对美式发音常常会用 <span class="pho">ɛ</span> 标注 <span class="pho">e</span> 这个音¹。比如，在《剑桥英语发声词典》里 head 标注为 <span class="pho alt">hed</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/head-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/head-us-female.mp3"></span>，韦氏词典将其标注为 <span class="pho alt">hɛd</span>。

3.1.5.3. 半长元音 <span class="pho">æ</span>

<span class="pho">æ</span> 的发音，口型比 <span class="pho">e</span> 略大。

此外，<span class="pho">æ</span> 相当于是 <span class="pho">e</span> 的更长版本。虽然 <span class="pho">æ</span> 后面没有长元音符号 <span class="pho">ː</span>，但它的确比其它短元音长，算作半长元音。

亚洲人在读这个音的时候，经过提醒，都能做到把嘴巴张得相对更大一点，但都会不由自主地将它读成更短的版本。

概括起来，<span class="pho">æ</span> 的发音有两个要点:

1. 嘴张大一点
2. 音拉长一点

其中，第二个要点相对更为重要。你可以多试试这两个词，apple <span class="pho alt">ˈæpəl</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/apple-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/apple-us-female.mp3"></span>，banana <span class="pho alt">bəˈnænə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/banana-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/banana-us-female.mp3"></span>，并刻意把其中的 <span class="pho">æ</span> 拉得更长一点。

3.1.5.4. 儿化音 <span class="pho">er</span>

美音中 <span class="pho">e</span> 的儿化音 <span class="pho">er</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/air-us-female.mp3" data-audio-us-male="/audios/air-us-male.mp3"></span>，相当于英音中的双元音 <span class="pho">eə</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-uk-female="/audios/air-uk-female.mp3" data-audio-uk-male="/audios/air-uk-male.mp3"></span>，可以理解为 <span class="pho">eᵊr</span> 或者 <span class="pho">eɚ</span>…… 说的时候，请仔细体会 <span class="pho">r</span> 之前的加音 <span class="pho">ᵊ</span>。

3.1.5.5. 常见拼写

<span class="pho">e</span>

• e
  • bed <span class="pho alt">bed</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/bed-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/bed-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • guess <span class="pho alt">ɡes</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/guess-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/guess-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • pet <span class="pho alt">pet</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/pet-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/pet-us-female.mp3"></span>
• ea
  • bread <span class="pho alt">bred</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/bread-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/bread-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • dead <span class="pho alt">ded</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/dead-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/dead-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • lead (<em>n.</em>) <span class="pho alt">led</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/lead-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/lead-us-female.mp3"></span>
• a
  • any <span class="pho alt">ˈen.i</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/any-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/any-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • many <span class="pho alt">ˈmen.i</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/many-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/many-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • says <span class="pho alt">sez</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/says-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/says-us-female.mp3"></span>
• ai
  • again <span class="pho alt">əˈɡen</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/again-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/again-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • said <span class="pho alt">sed</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/said-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/said-us-female.mp3"></span>
• ie
  • friend <span class="pho alt">frend</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/friend-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/friend-us-female.mp3"></span>

<span class="pho">æ</span>

• a
  • apple <span class="pho alt">ˈæp.əl</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/apple-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/apple-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • pad <span class="pho alt">pæt</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/pad-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/pad-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • glass <span class="pho alt">ɡlæs</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/glass-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/glass-us-female.mp3"></span>
• al
  • calf <span class="pho alt">kæf</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/calf-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/calf-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • half <span class="pho alt">hæf</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/half-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/half-us-female.mp3"></span>
• au
  • laugh <span class="pho alt">læf</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/laugh-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/laugh-us-female.mp3"></span>
  • draught <span class="pho alt">dræft</span> <span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/draught-us-male.mp3" data-audio-us-female="/audios/draught-us-female.mp3"></span>

Footnotes

1. 在国际音标（IPA）<span class="pho">e</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Close-mid_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg.mp3"></span> 这个符号代表的元音其实更接近英语音标 <span class="pho">eɪ</span> 所标识的元音, 是舌位局中靠前，嘴唇略闭，口型不圆的一个元音（a mid-front, closed, unrounded vowel）, 而《剑桥英语发声词典》里的 <span class="pho">e</span> 相当于是国际音标里的 <span class="pho">ɛ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg.mp3"></span>。 ↩