monosyllable
n
word with only one syllable, eg it, and, no 单音节词(如it、 and、 no)
speak in monosyllables, eg when not wanting to talk to sb 用单音节词说话(如不想和某人说话时). Cf 参看 disyllable.
🗣️ 情景例句
How old are you, Albert?
几岁啦, Albert?
No living man all things can.
世上无全能。
But there are some parts of the word where even now people cannot write.