Malapropism
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 字的误用
- ［英］ n. 字的误用 ( ludicrous misuse of words)
- ［记］ mal ( 坏) +approp ( 恰当) +ism -> 用字不恰当;源自Malaprop, 爱尔兰喜剧《情敌》中的人物马勒普太太, 以荒唐地误用词语而出名
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan's comedy The Rivals (1775)
- Date: 1849
- 1. the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
- 2. malaprop
- ? malapropist noun
