1570s, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Greek onomatopoiia "the making of a name or word" (in imitation of a sound associated with the thing being named), from onomatopoios, from onoma (genitive onomatos) "word, name" (see name (n.)) + a derivative of poiein "compose, make" (see poet). Related: Onomatopoeic; onomatopoeial.
雙語例句
1. Onomatopoeia and mimetic words are a striking feature of Japanese vocabulary.
摘要擬聲詞和擬態(tài)詞是日語詞匯的突出特征.
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2. Words like rustle and gargle are illustrations of onomatopoeia.
詞像沙沙和漱口有插圖的象聲詞.
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3. Chinese and Japanese are representative languages with abundant use of onomatopoeia among them.
漢語和日語是其中較具代表性的有著豐富擬聲詞的語言.
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4. Generally speaking, onomatopoeia have no actual meaning, therefore they cannot be used as a subject.
一般來說, 象聲詞沒有實際意義, 因而不能當主語.
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5. The words that function as predicate are adjectives, nouns, numerals and onomatopoeia, in addition to verbs.