But Ｉam a bit bothered by the phrase 象声词 as the character 象 has something to do with image, form... I do know some dictionaries did the same... personally, I prefer 拟声.
Here are some definitions I found for onomatopoeia:
简明英汉词典 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- onomatopoeia n. 拟声, 拟声法
美国传统词典[双解] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- onomatopoeia on.o.mat.o.poe.ia n.（名词） The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
象声词：词的构成或用法，例如buzz 或 nurmur 模仿事物或行动的声音
语源 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Late Latin 后期拉丁语 (2) from Greek onomatopoiia 源自 希腊语 onomatopoiia (3) from onomatopoios [coiner of names] 源自 onomatopoios [命名] (4) onoma onomat- [name] * see nò-men- onoma onomat- [名称] *参见 nò-men- (5) poiein [to make] * see k wei- 2 poiein [制造，命名] *参见 k wei- 2
美国传统词典 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- onomatopoeia on.o.mat.o.poe.ia n.
The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
语源 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Late Latin (2) from Greek onomatopoiia (3) from onomatopoios [coiner of names] (4) onoma onomat- [name] * see nò-men- (5) poiein [to make] * see k wei- 2
继承用法 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- on”omat”opoe“ic or on”omat”opoet“ic adj. on”omat”opoe“ically or on”omat”opoet“ically adv.
谢谢啦~~
中国的狗是wang , 英语狗是woof。记得上课时我们就讨论过这个问题
