semivowel
n. 半元音(如 w, j 等);半元音字(如y, ng 等)
例句
Syllable is a nonsignificant composite sound, made up of a mute and a Letter having a sound (a vowel or semivowel); for GR, without an a, is just as much a Syllable as GRA, with an a.
音节是由一个哑音字母和一个发声字母(元音或者半元音)构成的无意义的复合声音,没有A时GR是一个音节,而有a时gra也是一个音节。