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单词 malaprop
释义 mal·a·prop
I. \ˈmaləˌpräp\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: after Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in the comedy The Rivals (1775) by Richard B. Sheridan died 1816 Irish dramatist, from English malapropos
: malapropism
II. adjective
or mal·a·prop·i·an \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|präpēən, -prōp-\
: marked by the use of malapropisms
 < a malaprop use of words — Alexander Bain >
 < the malaprop adolescent … pries at him with personal questions (“Was your wife a lymphomaniac?”) — Time >
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