phon·icsBrE/ˈfɒnɪks/NAmE/ˈfɑːnɪks/noun[U]amethodofteachingpeopletoreadbasedonthesoundsthatlettersrepresent语音教学法；拼读法Uncountable nouns ending in –icsathletics,ballistics,civics,cybernetics,genetics,geophysics,gymnastics,linguistics,optics,orthodontics,orthopaedics,phonetics,phonics,physics,semantics,semiotics,stylistics,thermodynamics