摘要:
英语中的“回文”(palindrome)是顺读和倒读时拼写和意义都一样的词、句和诗文等。顺读和倒读时拼写和意义都一样的单词叫做回文词,单音节回文词的例子有aha,bib,bob,boob,dad,deed,dewed,did,dud,ere,eve,ewe,eye,gag,gig,gog,mon,mum,noon,nun,pap,pep,peep,pip,,pop, pup,sees,sis,tat,tit,tot,toot,wow等;双音节回文词的例子有civic,level,madam,minim,radar,redder, refer, rotor,Shahs,SOIOS,tenet等; 多音节回文词的例子有Malayalam,Ogopogo,repaper, reviver, rotor, rotator等; 回文词组的例子有bird rib,dairy myriad,evil olive,May yam,never odd or even,now on,put up,too hot to hoot,O.F.O.tofu,star comedy by democrats,strap parts,straw warts,tuna nut,等。