"representing vocal sounds," 1803, from Modern Latin phoneticus (1797), from Greek phonetikos "vocal," from phonetos "to be spoken, utterable," verbal adjective of phonein "to speak clearly, utter," from phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)).
权威例句
1. I thought a phonetic spelling might aid in pronunciation.
我想语音拼写可能有助于发音。
2. the International Phonetic Alphabet
国际音标
3. Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.