"representing vocal sounds," 1803, from Modern Latin phoneticus (1797), from Greek phonetikos "vocal," from phonetos "to be spoken, utterable," verbal adjective of phonein "to speak clearly, utter," from phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)).
双语例句
1. I thought a phonetic spelling might aid in pronunciation.
我想语音拼写可能有助于发音。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the International Phonetic Alphabet
国际音标
来自《权威词典》
3. Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.
