单词 | double entendre |
释义 | double entendre From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdouble entendredouble en‧ten‧dre /ˌduːblɒnˈtɒndrə $ -blɑːnˈtɑːn-/ noun [countable]SLRUDE/OBSCENEa word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexualExamples from the Corpusdouble entendre• It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power into a double entendre.• The intrinsic hilarity of the double entendre?Origin double entendre (1600-1700) French “double understanding” ((1600-1700)) |
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