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homophone

n.同音字

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homophone为短语/超纲词汇

词根

homo-=same(与hetero-相反)

homophone


/'hɒməfəʊn; `hɑmə,fon/
n word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling 同音异义词, 同音异形词(读音相同而意义或写法不同者), 如 some, sum / sQm; sQm/; knew, new / nju:; nju/.

homophone


n[C]technical
a word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin. For example, 'knew' and 'new' are homophones.
homograph, homonym homonym