单词 | semi-sequitur |
释义 | > as lemmassemi-sequitur semi-sequitur n. Brit. /ˌsɛmɪˈsɛkwᵻtə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsɛkwədər/ , /ˌsɛmiˈsɛkwədər/ [after non sequitur] an inference or conclusion which is related only indirectly to the premisses.ΚΠ 1965 Punch 24 Nov. 779/1 The discords between received Edwardian fiction and child-observed fact work as poignantly as ever, as do the semi-sequiturs: ‘He was broad and stout and had a manful way of carelessly swinging his arms that gave him many friends.’ < as lemmas |
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