搜尋結果
heteronym
- IPA[ˈhɛtərə(ʊ)nɪm]
英式
- each of two or more words which are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning ‘rip’ and tear meaning ‘liquid from the eye’.;each of two or more words which are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as nappy and diaper.
noun: heteronym, plural noun: heteronyms
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. each of two or more words which are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning ‘rip’ and tear meaning ‘liquid from the eye’.
- 2. each of two or more words which are used to refer to the identical thing in different geographical areas of a speech community, such as nappy and diaper.
- 3. each of two words having the same meaning but derived from unrelated sources, for example preface and foreword.