non-phonetic adjective language specialized(alsononphonetic)uk /ˌnɒn.fəˈnet.ɪk/ us /ˌnɑːn.foʊˈnet̬.ɪk/ A spelling system can be described as non-phonetic if you cannot always understand how words are pronounced simply by looking at their spelling: 非表音的 The non-phonetic nature of English can made it a hard language to learn.英语的非表音本质使得它成为一种难学的语言。 He was struggling to master the difficulties of the non-phonetic spelling system.他难以克服非表音拼写系统(带来)的困难。 Related word
phonetic This system uses non-phonetic symbols that represent complete ideas. Every language has its oddities such as irregular conjugations and nonphonetic spellings. Everyone who did the test was asked to read aloud a list of non-phonetic words. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Lettering & alphabets all caps alphabet alphabetical alphabetically ascender Braillist camel case copperplate hieroglyph ideogram IPA Latinize Latinized multi-character paleographical penmanship roman stenography tittle upper case |