cacophony的词源

英文词源

cacophony (n.)

1650s, from Greek kakophonia, from kakophonos "harsh sounding," from kakos "bad, evil" (see caco-) + phone "voice, sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Cacophonous.

中文词源

cacophony：不和谐的声音

发音释义：[kə'kɑfəni] n.不和谐的声音；刺耳的声音

结构分析：cacophony = caco（坏的）+phony（声音）→不和谐的声音

词源分析：caco←希腊语kakos（坏的）；phony←希腊语phone（声音）

同源词：cacoethes（恶习）；telephone（电话）；symphony（交响乐）

助记窍门：cacophony = caco（谐音“卡壳”）+phony（声音）→卡壳的声音→不和谐的声音

衍生词：cacophonous（不和谐的、刺耳的）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：cacophony 词源，cacophony 含义。

cacophony：刺耳

caco-, 糟糕的，坏的，词源同cack, 屎。-phone, 声音。