一些单词的英式音标结尾为何要加(r)?

牛津高阶 英汉大词典 基本都会这样标 请问是什么原因呢?

例如 better /ˈbetə(r)/ answer /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ 美式发音中会把括号去了

既然英式英语中末尾的r不发音 为什么音标中还要加上呢?

The symbol (r) indicates that British pronunciation will have /r/ only if a vowel sound follows directly at the beginning of the next word, as in far away ; otherwise the /r/ is omitted. For American English, all the /r/ sounds should be pronounced.

Source: Pronunciation guide for English and Academic English Dictionaries at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

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