ellisize

发音

/ˈɛlɪsaɪz/

词形变化

ellisized ellisizes 三单 ellisizes ellisizing ellisizing 现在分词 ellisized 过去式 ellisized 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin.

    罕用

    Her maiden name is Kukulain, ellisized from the Irish in a penstroke of linguistic legerdemain.

    Her name was ellisized.

词源

From Ellis + -ize. A large number of immigrants to the United States were processed at Ellis Island.

来源：wiktionary