homophone

n. 同音异形异义字

发音

UK /ˈhɒməfəʊn/
US /ˈhɑməfoʊn/
AU /ˈhɔməfəʉn/
IN /homofon/
CA /ˈhɒ(ː)məfoːn/

词形变化

homophones 复数 homophones

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

    同音词

    同音字

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  2. 2.

    A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

From French homophone; equivalent to homo- (“same”) + -phone (“sound”).

来源:wiktionary