backronym

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.
    — [T]he phenomenon has been dubbed STEVE, a backronym that matches the name originally given by aurora watchers. (STEVE is short for "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement.")
  2. A phrase which assigns a morpheme or word to each letter of a pre-existing acronym.
动词 v.
  1. To create a backronym. intransitive

词形变化

backronyms plural bacronym alternative backronyms present,singular,third-person backronyming participle,present backronymming participle,present,rare backronymed participle,past backronymed past backronymmed participle,past,rare backronymmed past,rare bacronym alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
backronymic
相关词
anacronym recursive acronym

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
Proto-Germanic *baką
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak
English back
English acronym
blend
English backronym
Blend of back + acronym.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
Proto-Germanic *baką
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak
English back
English acronym
blend
English backronym
Blend of back + acronym.
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