"a word spelled and pronounced the same as another but different in meaning," 1807, from French homonyme and directly from Latin homonymum (Quintilian), from Greek homonymon, neuter of homonymos, from homos "same" (see homo- (1)) + onyma, dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).
雙語例句
1. Confusion of homonym is a long - term disturbing problem in current Chinese Braille.
同音詞混淆是 長期 困擾現(xiàn)行盲文的問題.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. In the process of studying English, it is likely to confuse homograph, homonym, and homophone.