| 单词 | malapropism |
| 释义 | malapropism[ mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm ] / ˈmæl ə prɒpˌɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR malapropism ON THESAURUS.COM nounan act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. an instance of this, as in “Lead the way and we'll precede.” Origin of malapropismFirst recorded in 1840–50; Malaprop + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM malapropismmal·a·prop·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby malapropismmalanga, Malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos, malar, malar bone, Mälaren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for malapropismmalapropism / (ˈmæləprɒpˌɪzəm) / nounthe unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one of similar sound, esp when creating a ridiculous effect, as in I am not under the affluence of alcohol the habit of misusing words in this manner Derived forms of malapropismmalaprop or malapropian, adjectiveWord Origin for malapropismC18: after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775), a character who misused words, from malapropos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for malapropismmalapropism [ (mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm) ] A humorous confusion of words that sound vaguely similar, as in “We have just ended our physical year” instead of “We have just ended our fiscal year.” notes for malapropismMrs. Malaprop, a character in an eighteenth-century British comedy, The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, constantly confuses words. Malapropisms are named after her. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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