英語で「ballast」はどう発音する？
ˈbæləst
BA·ləst
第1強勢： BA
実際の動画クリップの中でネイティブが文脈に合わせて「ballast」を発音するのを聴く
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “ballast”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
BA
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ləst
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("BA"). 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 "ballast" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "ballast is" sounds like "ballast-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "ballast" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the ballast water of large cargo containers ships and that ballast water is transported then across the oceans and is”— StanfordWatch clip
“Ballast water. Ballast water is pumped into ballast tanks when a ship has delivered cargo to a”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“it had two ballast tanks wanted either end and along the keel a weight that”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“loaded the ballast and many other things so the 20th century then saw how much”— TED-EdWatch clip
“They need strategic ballast in the relationship with the United States right now.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“they came over on ballast tanks in the late 80s so these big tankers just fill up tanks to make the buyy correct and they dump it when they get their cargo”— SciShowWatch clip
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the ballast water of large cargo containers ships and that ballast water is transported then across the oceans and is
文脈で聴く: “ballast”
165 件のクリップThe 英語 word “ballast” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈbæləst (phonetic respelling: BA-ləst). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (BA · ləst), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (BA). Grammatically, “ballast” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 165 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “ballast” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, TEDx Talks, Smithsonian Channel.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @17:52
“from which they have come for the same reason kala also has been picked up by the ballast water of large cargo containers ships and that ballast water is transported then across the oceans and is is transported then across the oceans and is”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @1:11
“However, there's one short answer. Ballast water. Ballast water is pumped into ballast tanks when a ship has delivered cargo to a Ballast water is pumped into ballast”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #3 · @0:49
“by eight men returning a propeller shaft it had two ballast tanks wanted either end and along the keel a weight that end and along the keel a weight that”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #4 · @7:31
“question of the system how the ship was loaded the ballast and many other things so the 20th century then saw how much so the 20th century then saw how much”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #5 · @27:35
“with the current set of challenges they face. They need strategic ballast in the relationship with the United States right now. States right now.”
意味と定義: “ballast”
- Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
- To stabilize or load a ship with ballast.
- To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.
動画内の例文 (3)
- ““Oh, for the-- how much did you waste on that little boondoggle?” “Well, it's not that so much as--” “Krieger.” “Well, I needed ballast, and what better to simulate bricks of cocaine than, you know, bricks of cocaine.””
- “The task of a Railway Construction Company, R.E., is to lay and ballast the track; [...].”
- “the ballast water of large cargo containers ships and that ballast water is transported then across the oceans and is”
よく使われるフレーズ・コロケーション
発音: “ballast”
- Pronunciation:
- BA-ləst
- 音節:
- BA · ləst
- Written Hyphenation:
- bal · last
- 第1強勢：
- BA
- IPA:
- ˈbæləst
- 文脈で聴く
- ballast
押韻・ライミングワード： “ballast”
-æləst発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
固有の発音「ballast」 (⁄ˈbæləst⁄) には一般的な語彙において同音異義語がありません。
「ballast」に関するよくある質問
「ballast」の英語の発音は？
「ballast」の発音記号は ⁄ˈbæləst⁄ (BA-ləst) です。上のネイティブ動画クリップを再生して、実際の会話におけるリアルな発音を聞いてみましょう。
「ballast」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「ballast」には 2 つの音節があります：BA · ləst。
「ballast」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「ballast」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「BA」にあります。動画内の強勢の置かれ方に注目して聴いてみてください。
「ballast」の意味は何ですか？
Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
「ballast」が実際に使われている文を聞くには？
このページには、字幕付きの動画例文が 165 件収録されています。「前へ / 次へ」（または矢印キー ← / →）を使って発音される瞬間をピンポイントで再生できます。
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “ballast”?
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⁄).