Como pronunciar «inimical» em inglês
ɪˈnɪmɪkəl
ih·NIH·mih·kəl
Ênfase principal: NIH
Ouça falantes nativos dizendo «inimical» no contexto de vídeos reais
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
Praticar a Pronúncia de “inimical”
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And indeed, sometimes it's inimical to the functioning of democracy and the decisions that are made by democratic legislatures.
Ouvir no contexto: “inimical”
44 clipesThe Inglês 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 44 authentic Inglês 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”
Definição e significado: “inimical”
- Harmful in effect.
- Unfriendly, hostile.
Frases de exemplo no contexto (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.”
Expressões comuns e colocações
Pronúncia: “inimical”
- Pronunciation:
- ih-NIH-mih-kəl
- Sílabas:
- ih · NIH · mih · kəl
- Written Hyphenation:
- in · im · i · cal
- Ênfase principal:
- NIH
- IPA:
- ɪˈnɪmɪkəl
- Ouvir no contexto
- inimical
Palavras que rimam com “inimical”
-ɪmɪkəlPalavras com som idêntico (Homófonos)
Som únicoNenhum homófono exato encontrado para "inimical" (⁄ɪˈnɪmɪkəl⁄).
Perguntas frequentes sobre «inimical»
Como pronunciar "inimical" em inglês?
"inimical" é pronunciada ⁄ɪˈnɪmɪkəl⁄ (ih-NIH-mih-kəl). Ouça os clipes de falantes nativos acima para ouvi-la em conversas reais.
Quantas sílabas tem "inimical"?
"inimical" tem 4 sílabas: ih · NIH · mih · kəl.
Onde fica a sílaba tônica em "inimical"?
A sílaba tônica em "inimical" é "NIH". Observe a ênfase nessa sílaba nos clipes acima.
O que significa "inimical"?
Harmful in effect.
Como posso ouvir "inimical" usada em frases reais?
Esta página tem 44 exemplos em vídeo de "inimical" com legendas sincronizadas. Use Anterior / Próximo (ou as setas ← / →) para ouvir no momento exato.
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⁄).