| 单词 | catachresis |
| 释义 | catachresis[ kat-uh-kree-sis ] / ˌkæt əˈkri sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catachresis ON THESAURUS.COM nounmisuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. Origin of catachresisFirst recorded in 1580–90; from Latin catachrēsis, from Greek katáchrēsis “a misuse or misapplication of a word or phrase” (derivative of katachrêsthai “to misuse”), equivalent to kata- verb prefix implying waste or consumption + chrêsis “use” (noun derivative of chrê(sthai) “to use, need”) + -sis verbal abstract noun suffix. See cata-, -sis OTHER WORDS FROM catachresiscat·a·chres·tic [kat-uh-kres-tik], /ˌkæt əˈkrɛs tɪk/, cat·a·chres·ti·cal, adjectivecat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby catachresiscatabolism, catabolite, catabolite gene activator protein, catabolize, catacaustic, catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catachresisBritish Dictionary definitions for catachresiscatachresis / (ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs) / nounthe incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious Derived forms of catachresiscatachrestic (ˌkætəˈkrɛstɪk) or catachrestical, adjectivecatachrestically, adverbWord Origin for catachresisC16: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis a misusing, from katakhrēsthai, from khrēsthai to use 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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