epenthesis
/eˈpenθɪsɪs/noun
(pl. epentheses/-siːz/)［mass noun］
- the insertion of a sound or an unetymological letter within a word, e.g. the b in thimble.插音, 增音（在词内插入一个音或非词源性字母, 如thimble中的b）。
派生词
epenthetic
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from epentithenai 'insert', from epi 'in addition' + en- 'within' + tithenai 'to place'.