Cómo pronunciar «inimical» en inglés
ɪˈnɪmɪkəl
ih·NIH·mih·kəl
Acento principal: NIH
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «inimical» en contexto en clips de video reales
doesn't do very much, if anything at all. And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures. to the functioning of democracy
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “inimical”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
NIH
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
mih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
kəl
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("NIH"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "inimical" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "inimical is" sounds like "inimical-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "inimical" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Maintains antepenultimate stress (two syllables before the end).
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“the 21st century capitalism served to create institutions not Humanity directly or inimical in nature the corporation today”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“the prison industrial complex as monies being floated into these entities that are inimical towards our society”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“that line and not only had they used those words plainly inimical they”— StanfordWatch clip
“necessarily inimical. The second thing I wanted to say is that”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“I personally don't feel that there's anything within Islam that is inimical to equality for women, but lots of conservative Muslims don't think that way.”— WIREDWatch clip
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And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures.
Escuchar en contexto: “inimical”
42 clipsThe Inglés word “inimical” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ɪˈnɪmɪkəl (phonetic respelling: ih-NIH-mih-kəl). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (ih · NIH · mih · kəl), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (NIH). Grammatically, “inimical” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 42 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “inimical” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, TEDx Talks, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @21:28
“doesn't do very much, if anything at all. And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures. to the functioning of democracy”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @5:27
“doesn't serve the global pitaria and it has become obvious that the 21st century capitalism served to create institutions not Humanity directly or inimical in nature the corporation today institutions not Humanity directly or inimical in nature the corporation today”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #3 · @55:34
“rationalizations of trying to go and present the prison industrial complex as monies being floated into these entities that are inimical towards our society these entities that are inimical towards our society”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @33:58
“the class I'm going thank you um so I before the judge I actually used that line and not only had they used those words plainly inimical they italicize them to emphasize just how antagonistic they were”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @23:57
“technical questions in aesthetics? Uh I just assert that uh the two are not necessarily inimical. The second thing I wanted to say is that my own tastes tend to be very high uh high high um”
Definición y significado: “inimical”
- Harmful in effect.
- Unfriendly, hostile.
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “Slaves knew that some of the treatments worsened problems and, perhaps most important, they realized that a master's interest in their fitness for work was sometimes inimical to their health.”
- “Her inimical attitude precludes romance.”
- “And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures.”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “inimical”
- Pronunciation:
- ih-NIH-mih-kəl
- Sílabas:
- ih · NIH · mih · kəl
- Written Hyphenation:
- in · im · i · cal
- Acento principal:
- NIH
- IPA:
- ɪˈnɪmɪkəl
- Escuchar en contexto
- inimical
Palabras que riman con “inimical”
-ɪmɪkəlPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "inimical" (⁄ɪˈnɪmɪkəl⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «inimical»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «inimical» en inglés?
«inimical» se pronuncia ⁄ɪˈnɪmɪkəl⁄ (ih-NIH-mih-kəl). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «inimical»?
«inimical» tiene 4 sílabas: ih · NIH · mih · kəl.
¿Dónde está el acento en «inimical»?
El acento principal en «inimical» está en «NIH». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «inimical»?
Harmful in effect.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «inimical» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “inimical”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).