/ˈæsənəns ||; ˈæsənəns/noun [U] (
technical术语) the effect created when two syllables in words that are close together have the same vowel sound, but different consonants, or the same consonants but different vowels, for example, ‘seen’ and ‘beat’ or ‘cold’ and ‘killed’ 半谐音,半韵(指不同单词中两个紧挨着的音节产生的效果,元音相同而辅音不同,或辅音相同而元音不同,如 seen 和 beat,或 cold 和 killed)