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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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