| 单词 | onomatopoeic |
| 释义 | onomatopoeic (once / 214897 pages) adj Onomatopoeic things sound like or suggest just what they mean: words like "cough," "bang," and "sizzle" are onomatopoeic. One very obvious onomatopoeic example is animal sounds — we have words in English like bark, oink, and ribbit that mimic the sounds they're describing. Other examples of onomatopoeic words are hiccup, zipper, and splash. In Greek, onomatopoiia means "the making of a name or word," from onoma, "word or name," and poiein, "make." WORD FAMILYonomatopoeic: onomatopoeical USAGE EXAMPLESHere the choir’s excellent women stole much of the limelight in solos that had them passing onomatopoeic phrases back and forth. New York Times(Oct 30, 2016) Her accent transforms that last word into “bam” – an onomatopoeic wallop in the face for any doubters. The Guardian(Mar 17, 2016) An onomatopoeic, or imitative, word that mimics the sound of something shattering, crash dates back in English to about 1400. Wall Street Journal(Nov 13, 2015) 1adj of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia Syn onomatopoetic 2adj (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound Syn|Ant echoic, imitative, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic nonechoic not echoic or imitative of sound |
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