# 2.1.6. ɪ/i/iː
ɪ 并不是长元音 iː 的更短版本，它更像是 e 和 i 之间的一个音。听起来很像是更短版本的 eɪ，从唇形上来看ɪ 更接近 e 。
The ɪ sound doesn't merely represent a shorter version of the long vowel iː. Instead, it seems to inhabit a space somewhere between e and i. It sounds more like a shorter rendition of eɪ, and visually speaking, the lip shape for ɪ is more akin to e.
另外，这个音实际上还有第 3 个版本，ɪ 在词汇末尾的时候，更倾向于像是 iː 这个长元音的更短版本，i，长度介于 ɪ 和 iː 之间 —— 也就是说，i 是个半长元音。比如，*responsibility* rɪˌspɑːn·səˈbɪl·ə·t̬i.
In addition, this sound actually has a third variation. When ɪ appears at the end of words, it tends to sound more like a shortened version of the long vowel iː — i, with a length somewhere in between ɪ and iː, which means i is a *semi-long vowel*. For instance, in the word *responsibility rɪˌspɑːn·səˈbɪl·ə·t̬i.
## 拼写（Spellings）
### ɪ
* **i**
- bit bɪt
- sit sɪt
- hill hɪl
* **y**
- gym dʒɪm
- myth mɪθ
- symbol ˈsɪm.bəl
* **e**
- pretty ˈprɪt̬.i
- English ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ
* **ui**
- build bɪld
- guitar ɡɪˈtɑːr
- guilty ˈɡɪl.ti
### iː
* **ee**
- bee biː
- see siː
- tree triː
* **ea**
- eat iːt
- beach biːtʃ
- leave liːv
* **e**
- he hiː
- me miː
- she ʃiː
* **ie**
- believe bɪˈliːv
- field fiːld
- chief tʃiːf
### i
* **y**
- happy ˈhæp.i
- certainly ˈsɝː.tən.li
- unexpectedly ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li