| 释义 |
hy·per·ba·ton
\hīˈpərbəˌtän\ noun
(plural hyperbatons \-nz\ ; or hyperba·ta \-bəd.ə\)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from neuter of hyperbatos transposed, inverted, from hyperbainein to step over, scale, from hyper- + bainein to step, walk — more at come
: a transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as “echoed the hills” for “the hills echoed”) |