retroflex

• adj. 翻转的；向后弯曲的
• vt. 使反折；卷舌（发音）
• n. 卷舌音

retro-,向后，往回，-flex,弯，卷，词源同 flexible,reflex.

retroflex (adj.)

1776, from Modern Latin retroflexus, past participle of retroflectere "to bend back," from retro (see retro-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). The verb (1898) is a back-formation from retroflexed (1806), from the adjective.

1. Her words sound a little retroflex , they are quite pleasant to hear.

她说话有点儿卷舌, 挺好听的.

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2. There are conversions between highlight apical intermediary tone , apical make tongue sideapical retroflex and so on.

吉林方言同普通话对比,语音差异突出表现为舌尖音的声母转化.

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3. Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants.

印度口音的特征是,讲话人用卷舌音读辅音.

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