| 单词 | folk etymology |
| 释义 | folk etymology (once / 590966 pages) n WORD FAMILY folk etymology: folk etymologies USAGE EXAMPLESThis common meaning for outrage actually grows out of a vagary of folk etymology. Slate(Dec 17, 2014) Mr. Shapiro said he had little faith that any discovery would sway people from their favorite folk etymology. New York Times(Jan 02, 2013) At Queensferry, by a folk etymology, one of the lads wears a coat stuck over with burrs. Lang, Andrew, Modern Mythology(2010) n a popular but erroneous etymology Hyper etymology a history of a word |
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