onomatopoeic

英[ˌɒnəˌmætə\'pi:ɪk]

美[ˌɑːnoʊˌmæt̬oʊˈpiːɪk]

基本释义

This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut.

这个拟声词让我想起捕鼠夹子突然合上时的声音。

柯林斯例句

Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises.

拟声词是用来模仿声音的.

互联网

A word which imitates the sound of a thing or an action is called an onomatopoeic.

象声词是模拟、表示物体或动作声音的词.

互联网

Adjective

1. of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound;
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
"it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer