| 释义 |
ˈphonetize, v. rare—1.
[f. as phonetist + -ize.]
trans. To write or spell (a word) phonetically.
1875Lowell Spenser Prose Wks. 1890 IV. 347 note, Just as one would spell it who wished to phonetize its sound in rural New England.
Hence phonetiˈzation, the representation of vocal sounds by phonetic characters; also = phoneticization.
1860Worcester cites The Athenæum. 1952I. J. Gelb Study of Writing iii. 66 The need for indicating grammatical elements was of no great importance in the origin of phonetization. Ibid. 67 Phonetization..arose from the need to express words and sounds which could not be adequately indicated by pictures or combinations of pictures. 1976Visible Language Winter 20 Phonetization of the alphabet and other writing systems is a province of orthoepy. |