A monosyllable is a word you say in one beat. Clap as you say it: cat, go, sun, and even through get one clap, so they are monosyllables.

A monosyllable is a word你只用one beat（一拍）就說完的a word（字）。Clap as you say it你邊說邊拍手看看：cat、go、sun，even through甚至through都只get（拍）一下，so they are monosyllables所以它們都是monosyllable（單音節詞）。

Though actually, “one beat” is not the same as “short” or “easy to spell”. Strengths is still one syllable, but it is a heavy little pile of sounds.

Though actually不過其實，“one beat”「one beat」（一拍） is not the same as “short” or “easy to spell”跟「short」或「easy to spell」不是同一回事。Strengthsstrengths is still one syllable還是只有一個音節，but it is a heavy little pile of sounds但它是一小堆很重的音。

Teachers, poets, and people who study language use this word when they talk about how English is built. You will also hear a looser use: if someone “answers in monosyllables”, they give tiny replies like yes, no, fine — they are not in the mood to talk. That is about short answers, not about counting beats.

Teachers老師、poets詩人、and people who study language還有研究語言的人 use this word會用這個詞 when they talk about how English is built來講英文的構造方式。You will also hear a looser use你也會聽到比較鬆散的用法：if someone “answers in monosyllables”如果有人「answers in monosyllables」，they give tiny replies like yes, no, fine他們給的回答很簡短，像yes、no、fine — they are not in the mood to talk表示他們沒心情多講。That is about short answers這講的是簡短的回答，not about counting beats而不是在數音節拍數。

The usual adjective is monosyllabic.

The usual adjective常見的形容詞 is monosyllabic是monosyllabic。