| 单词 | onomatopoeia |
| 释义 | onomatopoeia —onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic /on'euh mat'euh poh et"ik/, adj. —onomatopoeically, onomatopoetically, adv. /on'euh mat'euh pee"euh, -mah'teuh-/, n. 1. the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. 2. a word so formed. 3. Rhet. the use of imitative and naturally suggestive words for rhetorical effect. [1570-80; < LL < Gk onomatopoiía making of words = onomato- (comb. form of ónoma NAME) + poi- (s. of poieîn to make; see POET) + -ia -IA] |
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