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源自中古英语 'spelling',最终来自古英语 'spellian'(意为'讲述、拼写'),与古高地德语 'spellōn' 同源。
❶ 指单词的不同拼写形式,尤其用于描述同一单词在不同地区或语境下的拼写差异。
“The word 'color' has two spellings: 'color' in American English and 'colour' in British English.”
(单词'color'有两种拼写:美式英语用'color',英式英语用'colour'。)
“Some people confuse the spellings of 'there', 'their', and 'they're'.”
(有些人会混淆'there'、'their'和'they're'的拼写。)
variant spellings — 指同一单词的不同拼写形式,通常由于地区差异或历史演变导致。
“The word 'theater' and 'theatre' are variant spellings of the same word.”
('theater'和'theatre'是同一单词的不同拼写形式。)