transliteration
noun [ C or U ] language specialized uk/ˌtrænz.lɪ.tərˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/trænˌslɪt̬.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
音译
the act or process of writing words using a different alphabet
Their texts aimed to produce a phonetic transliteration of the dialect, using the main languages of the day. 他们的文本旨在使用当时的主要语言对该方言进行音译。
Transliteration helps people speak a language by showing the pronunciation in the language they understand. 音译通过使用人们已掌握的语言的发音来帮助他们学说另一种语言。
See: transliterate
- More examples
- The transliteration into Thai and then into English is often confusing.
- When we quote from a source document, we use transliteration.
- I can’t tell how it’s pronounced, given the English spelling transliteration.