metathesis

noun

me·tath·e·sis mə-ˈta-thə-səs How to pronounce metathesis (audio)

plural metatheses mə-ˈta-thə-ˌsēz How to pronounce metathesis (audio)

: a change of place or condition: such as

: transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of crud from curd or the pronunciation \\ˈpər-tē\\ for pretty)

: a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules

metathetical

ˌme-tə-ˈthe-ti-kəl How to pronounce metathesis (audio)

adjective

or metathetic

ˌme-tə-ˈthe-tik How to pronounce metathesis (audio)

metathetically

ˌme-tə-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce metathesis (audio)

adverb

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One familiar example of metathesis is the English word thrill, which was thyrlian in Old English and thirlen in Middle English. By the late 16th century, native English speakers had switched the placement of the r to form thrill. Another example is the alteration of curd into crud (the earliest sense of which was, unsurprisingly, curd). It probably won't surprise you to learn that the origin of metathesis lies in the idea of transposition—the word was borrowed into English in the mid-16th century and derives via Late Latin from the Greek verb metatithenai, meaning "to transpose."

单词	metathesis
释义	metathesis noun me·tath·e·sis mə-ˈta-thə-səs plural metatheses mə-ˈta-thə-ˌsēz : a change of place or condition: such as a : transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of crud from curd or the pronunciation \\ˈpər-tē\\ for pretty) b : a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules metathetical ˌme-tə-ˈthe-ti-kəl adjective or metathetic ˌme-tə-ˈthe-tik metathetically ˌme-tə-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb Did you know? One familiar example of metathesis is the English word thrill, which was thyrlian in Old English and thirlen in Middle English. By the late 16th century, native English speakers had switched the placement of the r to form thrill. Another example is the alteration of curd into crud (the earliest sense of which was, unsurprisingly, curd). It probably won't surprise you to learn that the origin of metathesis lies in the idea of transposition—the word was borrowed into English in the mid-16th century and derives via Late Latin from the Greek verb metatithenai, meaning "to transpose." Word History Etymology Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose, from meta- + tithenai to place — more at do First Known Use circa 1538, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition metathesis noun me·tath·e·sis mə-ˈtath-ə-səs plural metatheses -ˌsēz : double decomposition
随便看	nontransferrable nontransparency nontransparent nontreatment nontreatments nontrivial nontronite nontropical nontrump nontruths nonturbulent nontypical nonumbilicate nonunanimous nonuniform nonuniformist nonuniformitarian nonuniformities nonuniformity nonunion nonunion shop nonunionism nonunionisms nonunionist nonunionists

metathesis

noun

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