| 单词 | solecism |
| 释义 | solecism (once / 12764 pages) n Ever snore at the opera? Burp at the dinner table? Forget your mom's birthday? Probably all three, right? Well, don't worry. Instead of just screwing up, what you did was commit a solecism. Sounds kinda neat that way, huh? The origin of solecism comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "speaking incorrectly," and solecism does have another meaning that's more specifically verbal. If you say something incorrectly, or make a grammatical error in writing, that's also a solecism. It can be just as mortifying as burping at the dinner table. Well, almost. WORD FAMILYsolecism: solecisms USAGE EXAMPLESSolecisms that can change the entire election should be solely of their own volition. US News(Sep 23, 2016) Each week he’d pass around a handout titled Your Liberal Arts $s at Work, which collected solecisms perpetrated by students in the previous week’s writing. The Guardian(Sep 12, 2016) Recent solecisms have included the clue “Exasperated comment from a feminist” for the answer MEN, and “Decidedly nonfeminist women’s group” for HAREM. Slate(Sep 01, 2016) n a socially awkward or tactless act Syn|Hyper faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall an embarrassing mistake |
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