anagram
UK/'ænәgræm/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another
变位词（由另一词的字母重排而成）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedana- (back, again) + gram (letters) = 'the letters written back again' in a new order. Rearrange the letters of 'listen' and you get 'silent' — same letters, written over again differently.
Root gram still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.anagram of……的变位词
- 2.solve an anagram解开变位词
- 3.anagram puzzle变位词谜题
Example Sentences
- 1.
The word 'listen' is an anagram of 'silent'.
- 2.
Crossword fans love spotting a clever anagram in the clues.
- 3.
He turned his name into an anagram for his pen name.