单词 | malapropism |
释义 | malapropismmalapropism /ˈmæləˌprɑpɪzəm/ noun [countable] an amusing mistake that is made when someone uses a word that sounds similar to the word he or she intended to say, but that means something completely different [Origin: 1800–1900 Mrs. Malaprop, character who uses words wrongly in the play “The Rivals” (1775) by Richard Sheridan, from French mal à propos not appropriate] |
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