英语词汇“a play on words”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a play on words

A pun: every page contains a subtle play on words or arresting metaphor...

He said: ‘The youth church will be called Sorted, which is a bit of a play on words, because as well as being a trendy, youth culture word, ‘soter’ is Greek for salvation.
‘The title's a play on words, really,’ he explains.
I was unprepared, though, for the excellence of chef Willie Little's establishment Exceed - a play on words which refers to the premises, once the shop and loft for seed merchants.

Synonyms

pun, wordplay, double entendre, double meaning, innuendo, witticism, quip, quibble

rare paronomasia, equivoque, amphibology, pivot, calembour, carriwitchet, clench, clinch, conundrum, nick, pundigrion, whim

See parent entry: play

单词	a play on words
释义	a play on words A pun: every page contains a subtle play on words or arresting metaphor... He said: ‘The youth church will be called Sorted, which is a bit of a play on words, because as well as being a trendy, youth culture word, ‘soter’ is Greek for salvation. ‘The title's a play on words, really,’ he explains. I was unprepared, though, for the excellence of chef Willie Little's establishment Exceed - a play on words which refers to the premises, once the shop and loft for seed merchants. Synonyms pun, wordplay, double entendre, double meaning, innuendo, witticism, quip, quibble rare paronomasia, equivoque, amphibology, pivot, calembour, carriwitchet, clench, clinch, conundrum, nick, pundigrion, whim See parent entry: play
随便看	argumentative argumentatively argumentativeness argument from design argus Argus-eyed argus fish argus pheasant argute argy-bargy argyle yardarm yardbird Yardie yardman yardmaster yard of ale yard sale yardstick yare yark Yarmouth yarmulka yarmulke yarn