Malapropism/GRE/Barron
			
			
			
			
								
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[编辑] malapropism
- comic misuse of a word; 
- CF. Mrs. Malaprop
 - 例句: When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes Lydia for being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "allegator" in a typical malapropism.