ellisize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin. rare
    — Her maiden name is Kukulain, ellisized from the Irish in a penstroke of linguistic legerdemain.

词形变化

ellisizes present,singular,third-person ellisizing participle,present ellisized participle,past ellisized past

词源

From Ellis + -ize. A large number of immigrants to the United States were processed at Ellis Island.
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