| 释义 |
on·o·mas·tics
\-stiks\ noun plural but usually singular in construction
Etymology: modification (influenced by English -ics) of French onomastique, from onomastique onomastic, from Greek onomastikos
1.
a. : the science or study of the origins and forms of words especially as used in a specialized field (as science or commerce)
< a course in onomastics >
b. : the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places
< any student of onomastics and of surnames in particular — Otto Springer >
2. : the system underlying the formation and use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field
< according to rules of Indo-European onomastics — E.E.Herzfeld > |