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neutralizations
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中立化
action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
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中和, 消除
(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
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中和
a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
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中和, 音位中和
the phonological process in which phonemic distinctions between sounds are lost or neutralized in specific phonetic contexts, resulting in a single phonetic realization
Neutralization is a phonological process in which differences between phonemes become less distinct or disappear in certain contexts, leading to the loss of a phonemic contrast. This often occurs in specific environments, such as unstressed syllables or at the end of words, where certain sounds may become indistinguishable. For example, in English, the distinction between the voiced /z/ and voiceless /s/ sounds can be neutralized in plural forms, where both may be pronounced as /s/ in rapid speech. Neutralization is important in linguistics because it helps explain variations in pronunciation and how phonemic distinctions can be affected by context, providing insight into the nature of sound systems in languages.