phonetically
adverb uk/fəˈnet.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/foʊˈnet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
语音上
in such a way that each letter or letter group represents a sound
She pronounced Leicester phonetically as "Ley-ces-ter', but really we say "Lester." 她按照语音将“Leicester”读作“莱塞斯特”，但实际上我们说“莱斯特”。
Most native speakers say Arabic is an easier language to write than English because words are spelled phonetically. 大多数阿拉伯语的母语者说阿拉伯语比英语更容易书写，因为阿拉伯语的单词是按语音拼写的。
See: phonetic
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- He wrote out the lyrics phonetically, so when he had to sing an Italian word, it was written down exactly as it should be pronounced.
- Since she didn't speak German, she would have to memorize her lines phonetically.
- Although spelling English more phonetically might make it easier to read, it might also make it harder to understand.