The representation of spoken sounds by letters or symbols.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Ellis (1814–1890), phonetician and mathematician. From alphabetic: see -ic.
英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。