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单词 phonaesthesia
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Definition of phonaesthesia in English:

phonaesthesia

(US phonesthesia)
noun ˌfəʊnəsˈθiːzɪə
mass noun
  • Attribution of common elements of meaning or connotation to certain sound sequences, especially consonant clusters, for example initial sl-, as in slow, sleep, slush, slide, slip.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Phonaesthesia has been described as a type of conventional sound symbolism.
    • Phonaesthesia occurs when certain sounds become associated with certain meanings, even though they do not attempt to imitate the sound (as in onomatopoeia).

Origin

1950s: modern Latin, from Greek phōnē 'sound' + aesthesthai 'perceive'.

 
 
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