Come pronunciare «idiocy» in inglese
ˈɪdiəsi
IH·dee·ə·see
Accento principale: IH
Ascolta madrelingua dire «idiocy» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “idiocy”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
IH
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
dee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
see
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("IH"). Elevate 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 "idiocy" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "idiocy is" sounds like "idiocy-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "idiocy" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the idiocy of making assumptions about people.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Then in an astonishing move of true idiocy, I went to back to Lehman in 1981 in their energy department”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“exact kind of idiocy uh you suffer from uh they can describe so so you know you”— StanfordWatch clip
“Etc is will this primary process fall apart of its own idiocy it sort of grew”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“idiocy are profound and you could say well some of it is unintended consequences is well not really because”— News24Watch clip
“that is such idiocy um and so um I can't teach people how to write but if I can”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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the idiocy of making assumptions about people.
Ascolta nel contesto: “idiocy”
76 clipThe Inglese word “idiocy” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈɪdiəsi (phonetic respelling: IH-dee-ə-see). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (IH · dee · ə · see), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (IH). Grammatically, “idiocy” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 76 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “idiocy” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, YaleCourses, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @3:18
“pickup truck. But here's an example of the idiocy of making assumptions about people. So this dude walks up. He goes, "What happened to it? Was it people. So this dude walks up. He goes,”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @5:34
“another may it rest in peace actually, sort of firm. Then in an astonishing move of true idiocy, I went to back to Lehman in 1981 in their energy department I went to back to Lehman in 1981 in their energy department”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @46:21
“maybe the more informative their description of the exact kind of idiocy uh you suffer from uh they can describe so so you know you say you say okay fine this this this person is uh adding an identity with a”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @58:05
“that New Hampshire is bringing up with the the threat to go in December Etc is will this primary process fall apart of its own idiocy it sort of grew organically um will it then fall apart if it falls apart one of two things”
- 🇺🇸 USNews24Clip #5 · @8:12
“ramifications across the board for this idiocy are profound and you could say well some of it is unintended consequences is well not really because well some of it is unintended”
Definizione e significato: “idiocy”
- The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
- Lack of intelligence or sense; extremely foolish behaviour.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place.”
- “the idiocy of making assumptions about people. So this dude walks up. He goes, "What happened to it? Was it”
- “Then in an astonishing move of true idiocy, I went to back to Lehman in 1981 in their energy department”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “idiocy”
- Pronunciation:
- IH-dee-ə-see
- Sillabe:
- IH · dee · ə · see
- Written Hyphenation:
- id · i · o · cy
- Accento principale:
- IH
- IPA:
- ˈɪdiəsi
- Ascolta nel contesto
- idiocy
Sinonimi: “idiocy”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “idiocy” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “idiocy”
-ɪdiəsiParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "idiocy" (⁄ˈɪdiəsi⁄).
Domande frequenti su «idiocy»
Come si pronuncia «idiocy» in inglese?
«idiocy» si pronuncia ⁄ˈɪdiəsi⁄ (IH-dee-ə-see). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «idiocy»?
«idiocy» ha 4 sillabe: IH · dee · ə · see.
Dov’è l’accento in «idiocy»?
L’accento principale in «idiocy» cade su «IH». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «idiocy»?
The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
Come posso ascoltare «idiocy» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “idiocy”?
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⁄).