单词 | phonaesthesia |
释义 | phonaesthesia/ˌfəʊnəsˈθiːzɪə /(US also phonesthesia) noun [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.Phonaesthesia occurs when certain sounds become associated with certain meanings, even though they do not attempt to imitate the sound (as in onomatopoeia)....
Origin1950s: modern Latin, from Greek phōnē 'sound' + aesthesthai 'perceive'. |
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