| 单词 | spoonerism |
| 释义 | spoonerism[ spoo-nuh-riz-uhm ] / ˈspu nəˌrɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spoonerism ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow. Origin of spoonerism1895–1900; after W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), English clergyman noted for such slips; see -ism Words nearby spoonerismspoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful, spoon hook Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for spoonerismspoonerism / (ˈspuːnəˌrɪzəm) / nounthe transposition of the initial consonants or consonant clusters of a pair of words, often resulting in an amusing ambiguity of meaning, such as hush my brat for brush my hat Word Origin for spoonerismC20: named after W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), English clergyman renowned for slips of this kind 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 spoonerismspoonerism A reversal of sounds in two words, with humorous effect. Spoonerisms were named after William Spooner, an English clergyman and scholar of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In one spoonerism attributed to him, he meant “May I show you to another seat?” but said, “May I sew you to another sheet?” 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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