| 单词 | catachresis |
| 释义 | catachresis —catachrestic /kat'euh kres"tik/, catachrestical, adj. —catachrestically, adv. /kat'euh kree"sis/, n. misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. [1580-90; < L < Gk: a misuse (akin to katachrêsthai to misuse), equiv. to kata- CATA- + chrêsis use (chrê(sthai) to use, need + -sis -SIS)] |
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