homograph

IPA/ˈhɒməɡrɑːf/
IPA/ˈhɑːməɡræf/

homograph — 名詞

  • homographsingular
  • homographsplural

1. A homograph is one of several words with an identical written form but unrelated

1.名詞B2
釋義

同形異義詞

拼寫相同但意義不同的詞

A homograph is one of several words with an identical written form but unrelated meanings — for example, 'bass' names a fish or a low musical note. The two words may also be pronounced differently.

例句

Kofi learned that 'lead' (the metal) and 'lead' (to guide someone) are homographs.

Kofi 學到 "lead"（金屬鉛）和 "lead"（引導某人）是同形異義詞。

homograph + of [word] showing paired meanings

Mira learned that 'bass' is a homograph — it can refer to a fish or a low musical note.

Mira 學到 "bass" 是一個同形異義詞——它可以指魚或低音音符。

常見搭配
  • homograph of [word]
  • homograph pair
  • common homograph
  • homograph with [word]
反義詞
  • homophone

    Words with the same pronunciation but different spelling, such as 'flower' and 'flour'

  • heterograph

    A word spelled differently from another, regardless of pronunciation — rarely used outside linguistics

文法句型

homograph + of [word]

be a homograph

用法筆記

Often confused with 'homophone' (same sound, different spelling) and 'homonym' (same spelling or sound, different meaning, used broadly). Homographs are a subset of homonyms.

常見錯誤

The words "write" and "right" are homographs.
The words "write" and "right" are homophones, not homographs, because they sound the same but are spelled differently.
Homographs must share the same spelling.

同根字

  • homographic
    形容詞C1
  • homography
    名詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • homograph pairs
  • list of homographs
  • homograph ambiguity