onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia — 名詞
1. the forming of a word so that its sound copies the real sound of the thing it na
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
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
Comic books are full of onomatopoeia, such as 'pow', 'zap', and 'boom'.
漫畫裡充滿擬聲，像是「pow」、「zap」和「boom」。
Children love onomatopoeia because words like 'splash' and 'moo' sound like real life.
孩子們喜歡擬聲，因為「splash」、「moo」這類字聽起來就像現實生活。
The word 'tick-tock' is a simple example of onomatopoeia for a clock.
「tick-tock」這個字是時鐘擬聲的簡單例子。
- 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'.