| 单词 | metathesis |
| 释义 | metathesis —metathetic /met'euh thet"ik/, metathetical, adj. /meuh tath"euh sis/, n. , pl. metatheses /-seez'/. 1. the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation /kumf"teuhr beuhl/ for comfortable or /aks/ for ask. 2. Chem. See double decomposition. [1600-10; < LL: transposition of letters of a word < Gk metáthesis transposition. See META-, THESIS] |
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