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单词 tmesis
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Definition of tmesis in English:

tmesis

nounPlural tmeses ˈtmiːsɪst(ə)ˈmisəs
mass noun
  • The separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words, used mainly in informal speech for emphasis (e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Isn't phrasal tmesis a syntactic equivalent of those ‘specious lines of play’ his books are filled with?
    • Did I ever say how much I love a good bit of tmesis?
    • A master of so many poetic devices, Humbert riddles the narrative with instances of tmesis, the figure Hartman identifies as the epitome of poetry's elided middles and overspecified ends.
    • But my abso-bloody-lutely favourite way of swearing is to use bastardised tmesis - the splitting up of a compound word into parts, and then slotting a rude word in the middle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek tmēsis 'cutting', from temnein 'to cut'.

 
 

Definition of tmesis in US English:

tmesis

nount(ə)ˈmēsəst(ə)ˈmisəs
  • The separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words, heard mainly in informal speech (e.g., a whole nother story; shove it back any-old-where in the pile).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Did I ever say how much I love a good bit of tmesis?
    • Isn't phrasal tmesis a syntactic equivalent of those ‘specious lines of play’ his books are filled with?
    • A master of so many poetic devices, Humbert riddles the narrative with instances of tmesis, the figure Hartman identifies as the epitome of poetry's elided middles and overspecified ends.
    • But my abso-bloody-lutely favourite way of swearing is to use bastardised tmesis - the splitting up of a compound word into parts, and then slotting a rude word in the middle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’.

 
 
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