英文里发音相同拼写也相同但词义不同的单词叫Homonyms， 如:
fair = 公平 fair = 集市，集会
bear = 熊 bear = 忍耐，忍受
fawn = 幼鹿 fawn = 拍马屁
lie = 躺下、位于 lie = 谎言，撒谎
break = 打破，弄坏 break = 间歇，休息
(homo- = the same and -nyms = names)
发音相同但拼写和词义都不相同的单词叫做Homophones，如:
fair = 公平 fare = 过日子
bear = 熊 bare = 裸露，不穿衣服
break = 打破，弄坏 brake = 刹车
pair = (一)对，双 pare = 去皮，修剪
meat = 肉 meet = 相见，会见
(homo- = the same and -phone = sound)
拼写相同词义不同但发音可同可不同的单词称为Homographs，如:
lay = 动词lie的过去式 lay = 放(下)
lead = 领导，带领 lead = 铅
read = 读(动词原型)[ri:d] read = 读的过去式[red]
present = 礼物 present = 目前
does = do的第三人称单数 does = 母鹿的复数
(homo- = the same and -graph = writing or drawing)
