allophone

UK:  ['ælə.fəʊn]

US:  ['ælə.foʊn]

复数：allophones  

n.

1.音位变体

2.【语音】音素的变形

1 . Allophone: The different phones which can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments are called the allophones of that phoneme.
在不同的语音环境中能够代表同一个音位的不同音素叫作音位的音位变体。

2 . Allophone : any of the different forms of a same phoneme.
音位变体：同一个音素的任何不同形式。

3 . The homophones and allophone is the very important phenomenon in Manchu nationality writing physique.
同音异相是满文形体学非常重要的现象。

4 . A Study on the Homophone and Allophone of Manchu Characters
论满文字母的同音异相