单词 | logophobia |
释义 | logophobian. Fear or distrust of words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > fear of words logophobia1923 1923 C. K. Ogden & I. A. Richards Meaning of Meaning ii. 37 The priests in whom gods were supposed to dwell (a belief which induced the Cantonese to apply the term ‘god-boxes’ to such favoured personages)—are amongst the victims of this logophobia. 1933 H. R. Huse Illiteracy of Literate 48 The fear behind this logophobia is that secret names can be used in incantations. 1959 W. H. Mittins in Quirk & Smith Teaching of English iv. 126 The interest generated by such an approach might even help to overcome that language-resistance—the Americans call it ‘logophobia’—which some teachers claim to be meeting more and more. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1923 |
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