英語で「tortuous」はどう発音する？
ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs
TOR·choo·əs
第1強勢： TOR
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「tortuous」を発音するのを聴く
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “tortuous”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
TOR
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
choo
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
əs
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("TOR"). 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 "tortuous" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "tortuous is" sounds like "tortuous-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "tortuous" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Understanding the long, often tortuous path to merger I think requires reckoning with the deep investment”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“most tortuous routes you've ever seen it then goes to a particular place then has”— StanfordWatch clip
“have to face and how tortuous was this path, maybe this this would make you”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Narrator: IT HAS TAKEN AMERICA 17 TORTUOUS YEARS TO ARRIVE AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT.”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“Let me just say it in a slightly less tortuous way.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“whole reason why we are going through this tortuous exercise.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
「tortuous」のスピーキング練習
ネイティブの発音を聞き、マイクに向かってセンテンスを復唱すると、リアルタイムで単語ごとの発音精度スコアが表示されます。
Understanding the long, often tortuous path to merger I think requires reckoning with the deep investment
文脈で聴く: “tortuous”
52 件のクリップThe 英語 word “tortuous” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs (phonetic respelling: TOR-choo-əs). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (TOR · choo · əs), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (TOR). Grammatically, “tortuous” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 52 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “tortuous” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @34:54
“would not be concluded until 1999. Understanding the long, often tortuous path to merger I think requires reckoning with the deep investment I think requires reckoning with the deep investment”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @26:14
“fuel from the port of Karachi it gets trucked on one of the most tortuous routes you've ever seen it then goes to a particular place then has to move in some cases you're moving it by helicopter so you start adding all of”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @9:03
“giving you the flashlight, maybe if you could see how many problems you would have to face and how tortuous was this path, maybe this this would make you give up because you would think it was impossible. So,”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #4 · @3:04
“YOU NEED TO RELY ON THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. Narrator: IT HAS TAKEN AMERICA 17 TORTUOUS YEARS TO ARRIVE AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT. TO ARRIVE AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @37:07
“redemption of order has been falling away. Let me just say it in a slightly less tortuous way. There can be no redemption unless it implies that the whole”
意味と定義: “tortuous”
- Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
- Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
動画内の例文 (3)
- “The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.”
- “Infortunate ascendent tortuous.”
- “Understanding the long, often tortuous path to merger I think requires reckoning with the deep investment”
よく使われるフレーズ・コロケーション
発音: “tortuous”
- Pronunciation:
- TOR-choo-əs
- 音節:
- TOR · choo · əs
- Written Hyphenation:
- tor · tu · ous
- 第1強勢：
- TOR
- IPA:
- ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs
- 文脈で聴く
- tortuous
押韻・ライミングワード： “tortuous”
-ɔrtʃuəs発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
固有の発音「tortuous」 (⁄ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs⁄) には一般的な語彙において同音異義語がありません。
「tortuous」に関するよくある質問
「tortuous」の英語の発音は？
「tortuous」の発音記号は ⁄ˈtɔːr.tʃu.əs⁄ (TOR-choo-əs) 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。
「tortuous」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「tortuous」には 3 つの音節があります：TOR · choo · əs。
「tortuous」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「tortuous」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「TOR」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。
「tortuous」の意味は何ですか？
Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
「tortuous」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 52 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 “tortuous”?
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⁄).