请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 malapropism
释义

malapropism

noun
/ˈmæləprɒpɪzəm/
/ˈmæləprɑːpɪzəm/
jump to other results
  1. a mistake somebody makes when they use a word that sounds similar to the word they wanted to use, but means something different and sounds funnyTopics Languagec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from the name of the character Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) + -ism.
随便看

 

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/15 9:35:37