释义 |
hypochoristic, a.|ˌhaɪpəʊkəˈrɪstɪk| Erroneous (but increasingly used) form of hypocoristic a.
1931G. Stern Meaning & Change of Meaning 262 Bob has been considered a hypochoristic shortening of Robert. 1933L. Bloomfield Lang. xxiii. 424 It seems..that forms like Bob, Dick existed as common nouns, perhaps with symbolic connotation, before they were specialized as hypochoristic forms of Robert, Richard. 1958A. S. C. Ross Etymology 167 The hypochoristic form..of a name..is the ‘familiar’ form, as MnE Liz for Elizabeth. |