| 单词 | homophone |
| 释义 | homophone[ hom-uh-fohn, hoh-muh- ] / ˈhɒm əˌfoʊn, ˈhoʊ mə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homophone ON THESAURUS.COM nounPhonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. a written element that represents the same spoken unit as another, as ks, a homophone of x in English. Origin of homophoneFirst recorded in 1615–25; back formation from homophonous synonym study for homophoneSee homonym. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH homophonehomograph, homonym, homophone (see synonym study at homonym)Words nearby homophonehomophil, homophile, homophily, homophobe, homophobia, homophone, homophones, homophonic, homophonous, homophony, homophyly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homophone
British Dictionary definitions for homophonehomophone / (ˈhɒməˌfəʊn) / nounone of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as another``ph'' is a homophone of ``f'' in English Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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