mercury

/ˈmɜːrkjʊri/

Syllables mer·cur·y

Stress MER-cur-y

Phonics Breakdown

mer

/mɜːr/

r控元音

cur

/kjʊr/

soft c

y

/i/

long y

Meaning

a chemical element (Hg); the planet closest to the sun

Sound Reference

💡

mer=/mɜːr/(term) + cur=/kjʊr/(cure) + y=/i/(happy)

Example

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.