She pronounced his name so badly he didn't even recognise it.

pronounced 是动词 pronounce 的过去式。pronounce 由前缀 pro-（表示"向前"）和词根 nounce（来自拉丁语 nuntiare，意为"宣告、说出"）组成，意思是"发音、宣布"。在这里表示"发出（词语的）声音"。 pronounced 表示"（过去）发出...的读音"，描述已经发生的发音行为。