homonym
homonym — 名詞
- homonymsingular
- homonymsplural
1. a term whose pronunciation or spelling matches another term's, yet its meaning i
同音或同形詞
讀音或拼法相同但意義不同的詞
a term whose pronunciation or spelling matches another term's, yet its meaning is completely different — for example, 'bear' the animal versus 'bear' meaning to carry
Mei heard that 'see' and 'sea' are homonyms because they sound exactly alike.
Mei 聽說 see 和 sea 是同音或同形詞，因為兩者發音完全相同。
For the spelling test, 'flower' and 'flour' are homonyms that confuse many young students.
在拼寫測驗中，flower 和 flour 是容易讓小學生混淆的同音或同形詞。
homonyms that confuse — noun phrase showing how homonyms affect learners
Lucía learned that 'tear' is a homonym for a rip and a teardrop.
Lucía 學到 tear 這個同音或同形詞可以指撕破，也可以指一滴眼淚。
The dictionary lists 'lead' as a homonym — the metal and verb share the same spelling.
字典將 lead 列為同音或同形詞——金屬和動詞的拼法相同。
When reading aloud, Vivek sometimes mistakes homonyms like 'there' and 'their' because they sound alike.
大聲朗讀時，Vivek 有時會把 there 和 their 這類發音相同的同音或同形詞搞混。
文法句型
homonym + for + [meanings]
homonym + of + [word]
用法筆記
In daily conversation, 'homonym' covers both words that sound the same (homophones) and words that look the same (homographs). Language specialists sometimes use 'homophone' or 'homograph' for more precise classification.
常見錯誤
2. a word that shares identical spelling and the same pronunciation with another wo
同音同形詞
拼法與讀音皆相同但意義不同的詞
a word that shares identical spelling and the same pronunciation with another word yet conveys a completely different meaning — for example, 'bank' meaning a financial institution and 'bank' meaning the side of a river
Ada noticed that 'bat' is a homonym for both a flying animal and sports equipment.
Ada 注意到 bat 這個同音同形詞同時指飛行哺乳動物和運動器材。
homonym for — pattern showing two specific meanings of the same word
Yan explained that 'spring' is a homonym for a season and a coiled wire.
Yan 解釋 spring 這個同音同形詞可以指春天，也可以指彈簧。
Greta listed 'ring' as a homonym: jewellery and a phone ring share spelling and sound.
Greta 舉例說 ring 是同音同形詞——戒指和電話鈴聲的拼寫與發音都相同。
The term 'light' is a homonym for brightness, low weight, and pale colours.
light 這個同音同形詞可以指亮度、低重量，或淺色。
Femi showed how 'match' is a homonym for a game and a fire stick.
Femi 示範 match 這個同音同形詞可以指比賽，也可以指火柴。
- perfect homonym
a descriptive phrase for a word that matches another in both spelling and sound
文法句型
homonym + for + [meanings]
用法筆記
This narrower sense applies only when both spelling and pronunciation are identical. The term 'perfect homonym' or 'true homonym' is sometimes used to distinguish it from the broader sense covering homophones and homographs.