| 释义 |
pun
I. \ˈpən\ transitive verb
(punned ; punned ; punning ; puns)
Etymology: Middle English pounen — more at pound
chiefly dialect : to beat with telling force : pound
< would pun thee into shivers with his fist — Shakespeare >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Italian puntiglio quibble, fine point — more at punctilio
: the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest different meanings or applications or of words having the same or nearly the same sound but different meanings : a play on words
< never knew an enemy to puns who was not an ill-natured man — Charles Lamb >
< any man who would make such an execrable pun would not scruple to pick my pocket — John Dennis >
III. verb
(punned ; punned ; punning ; puns)
intransitive verb
: to make puns
transitive verb
: to persuade or drive by the use of puns
IV. abbreviation
puncheon |