单词 | mondegreen |
释义 | mondegreen[ mon-di-green ] / ˈmɒn dɪˌgrin / noun a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem. Compare eggcorn. See also malapropism. Origin of mondegreen1954; coined by Sylvia Wright, U.S. writer, from the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad Words nearby mondegreenMonday Club, Mondayize, Monday morning quarterback, Mondays, monde, mondegreen, Mondeo Man, mondial, Mondini dysplasia, mondo, mondo grass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mondegreenmondegreen / (ˈmɒndɪˌɡriːn) / nouna word or phrase that is misinterpreted as another word or phrase, usually with an amusing result Word Origin for mondegreenC20: from the Scottish ballad `The Bonny Earl of Murray', in which the line laid him on the green can be misheard as Lady Mondegreen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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