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retronym ret.ro.nym AHD: [rµt“r…-n¹m”] D.J. [6retr*7n!m]K.K. [6rWtr*7n!m]n.(名词)A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development, asacoustic guitar in contrast to electric guitar or analog watch in contrast to digital watch. 新词,后词:一个原本独自存在的词语,因必须与另一个表示新变化的词语区别,而创造出来的字或词组,例如acoustic guitar(民谣吉他) 相对于 electric guitar(电吉他) , analog watch(有长短针手表) 相对于 digital watch(数字手表) 语源:1. retr(o)- retr(o)- 2. -onym-onym |