onomatopoeia

IPA/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/
IPA/ˌɑːnəˌmætəˈpiːə/

onomatopoeia — 名詞

1. the forming of a word so that its sound copies the real sound of the thing it na

1.名詞C1
釋義

擬聲;狀聲

以發音近似的字詞模仿實際聲音

the forming of a word so that its sound copies the real sound of the thing it names — for example, 'buzz' for a bee or 'splash' for water

例句

The poem uses onomatopoeia, with words like 'crash' and 'bang' filling each line.

這首詩運用了擬聲,每一行都充滿「crash」、「bang」之類的字。

use onomatopoeia + sound-copying examples

Anjali explained that 'buzz' and 'hiss' are clear examples of onomatopoeia.

Anjali 解釋說,「buzz」和「hiss」都是擬聲的明顯例子。

example of onomatopoeia

常見搭配
  • use onomatopoeia
  • example of onomatopoeia
  • full of onomatopoeia
同義詞
  • echoism

    technical synonym, used mostly in linguistics writing

  • sound symbolism

    broader — any link between a word's sound and its meaning, not just sound copying

用法筆記

Uncountable noun: say 'an example of onomatopoeia' rather than 'an onomatopoeia'; the individual words themselves are called 'onomatopoeic words'.

常見錯誤

A buzz is an onomatopoeia.
A buzz is an example of onomatopoeia.
onomatopoeia is uncountable, so it never takes 'a' or 'an'.

同根字

  • onomatopoeic
    形容詞C1
  • onomatopoeically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • an example of onomatopoeia
  • use onomatopoeia
  • full of onomatopoeia

介系詞搭配

  • onomatopoeia in (poetry/comics)