2010年10月27日 星期三

onomancy, onomasticon, onomatopoeia

on・o・mat・o・poe・ia


n.
The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

[Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name + poiein, to make.]



[名][U]
1 擬声, 擬音(語形成);[C]擬声[音]語.


2 《修辞学》声喩法.

on・o・mas・ti・con


  • nmǽstikn | nmǽstikn〕

[名]固有名詞集.


onomancy
(ON-uh-man-see)

noun: Divination by the letters of a name.

Etymology
From Greek onoma- (name) + -mancy (divination). Earliest recorded use: 1603.

Notes
Some parents name their children after careful consideration of onomancy to assure the best possible future for them. Some people alter the spelling of their names or adopt a new name in an effort to bring good fortune. Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote a short story, "Spell My Name with an S", with this theme. The story was inspired by his frustration in having to ask people to spell his name (pronounced AZ-uh-mof) correctly.

Usage
"Kaplan and Bernays taught me all sorts of unexpected things about my name. They inspired me to try my hand at alphanumeric onomancy, in which the letters of a name are assigned numerical value, then added up to reveal occult facts about its owner." — Adam Goodheart; Naming Names: An Appellation Spring; The Washington Post; Feb 3, 1997.

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