"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.)).
实用例句
1. Confusion of homonym is a long - term disturbing problem in current Chinese Braille.
同音词混淆是 长期 困扰现行盲文的问题.来自互联网
2. In the process of studying English, it is likely to confuse homograph, homonym, and homophone.
