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词汇 homograph
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Definition of homograph in English:

homograph

noun ˈhɒməɡrɑːfˈhəʊməɡrɑːf
  • Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

    同形异义词 拼写相同,读音不一定相同,意义与词源不相同,例如 BOW1BOW2

    For example, bow and bow
    Compare with homonym, homophone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The target pool consisted of 100 homographs divided into 20 sets of 5 each.
    • A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that ‘will’ is separated into verb and noun forms, ‘that’ into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on.
    • But there are huge numbers of homophones that are also homographs: pen ‘writing implement’, pen ‘enclosure for animals’, and pen ‘penitentiary’, to choose a textbook example.
    • They may, however, be put off by homographs and polysemous words, such as the various uses of ‘bank’ and ‘crane’.
    • Other homographs have known to cause problems even for native speakers.
    • Identification and explanation: The homograph ‘head’ can be interpreted as a noun meaning either chief or the anatomical head of a body.

Derivatives

  • homographic

  • adjective ˌhɒməˈɡrafɪkˌhəʊməˈɡrafɪk
    • The book ignores such words as ball, bound, and plane, which are both homophonic and homographic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Homographic puns make use of multiple meanings from a single spelling (e.g., ‘pen’ for writing instrument or animal enclosure).

Definition of homograph in US English:

homograph

noun
  • Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

    同形异义词 拼写相同,读音不一定相同,意义与词源不相同,例如 BOW1BOW2

    Compare with homonym, homophone
    For example, bow and bow
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They may, however, be put off by homographs and polysemous words, such as the various uses of ‘bank’ and ‘crane’.
    • Identification and explanation: The homograph ‘head’ can be interpreted as a noun meaning either chief or the anatomical head of a body.
    • But there are huge numbers of homophones that are also homographs: pen ‘writing implement’, pen ‘enclosure for animals’, and pen ‘penitentiary’, to choose a textbook example.
    • Other homographs have known to cause problems even for native speakers.
    • A number of words were tagged in the texts to separate homographs, so that ‘will’ is separated into verb and noun forms, ‘that’ into conjunctive, relative and demonstrative ones, and so on.
    • The target pool consisted of 100 homographs divided into 20 sets of 5 each.
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