orthography
/ɔːˈθɒɡrəfi/ (bre, ipa) · /ɔːrˈθɑːɡrəfi/ (ame, ipa) · /ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē/ (ame, mw)
orthography — 名詞
1. the standard rules a language uses to spell words and show sounds in writing
正字法
語言中標準拼寫與記音方式
the standard rules a language uses to spell words and show sounds in writing
Japanese uses three writing systems, so its orthography takes time to learn.
日語有三套書寫系統，所以它的正字法學起來很花時間。
orthography of a language
The book explains English orthography with charts for vowels and silent letters.
這本書用圖表說明英語正字法中的母音和不發音字母。
collocation: English orthography
Children often struggle with French orthography because many final letters are not pronounced.
孩子常覺得法語正字法很難，因為很多字尾字母不發音。
The committee proposed a simpler orthography for the minority language.
委員會提議替這個少數族群語言制定較簡單的正字法。
Old documents keep the original orthography, even when modern spelling is different.
老文件保留原來的正字法，即使現代拼法已經不同。
- spelling
the common everyday word, often used for individual words rather than a whole language
- writing system
broader term that can include symbols and script choices beyond spelling rules
- script
focuses on the set of written symbols themselves, not the full spelling conventions
用法筆記
Often used in formal discussion of language, especially when talking about the spelling rules of a whole language rather than one word. In everyday situations, people usually say 'spelling' instead.