“sound、alike”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

sound-alike

释义

sound-alike
[f. sound v.¹, after look-alike.]
A person or thing that closely resembles another (or others) in sound or name. Also attrib. or as adj.
1970Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 31 Oct. 59/1 It is another of those more-of-the-same pieces, like the sound-alikes of another era, written by all those minor contemporary imitators of Haydn and Mozart.1972Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Monthly Apr. 142/1 When a pharmacist takes a prescription over the telephone..there is always the possibility that a drug not intended by the prescriber is likely to be dispensed. Such an error could be the result of a ‘sound-alike’ or a ‘read-alike’ drug.1975Verbatim May 12/1 The lost r may one day ruin my professional reputation—by converting the word that's meant into an unrelated sound-alike.1977Rolling Stone 5 May 66/2 Hire a Pendergrass soundalike—David Ebo.1979Logophile II. v. 10/2 The Encyclopedia of Homonyms..claims to be ‘the only complete comprehensive collection of ‘sound-alike’ words ever published’.

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