单词 | retronym |
释义 | retronym /re"treuh nim/, n. a term, such as acoustic guitar, coined in modification of the original referent that was used alone, such as guitar, to distinguish it from a later contrastive development, such as electric guitar. [1990-95, Amer.; RETRO- + -nym, as in HOMONYM] |
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