英语词汇“wordplay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you use language in a witty, clever way, you use wordplay. A pun like "the chicken crossing the road was poultry in motion" is an example of wordplay.

Wordplay, a word that dates from the mid-1850s, simply means "playing with words." Besides puns, wordplay includes verbal games like double entendres and literary techniques such as meaningful character names — like the werewolf Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter books, whose last name comes from "wolf" in Latin, lupus. Another type of wordplay is a "Tom Swifty," a phrase linking an adverb to a sentence with a pun: "I hate shellfish," she said crabbily.

WORD FAMILY

wordplay: wordplays

USAGE EXAMPLES

Lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.

Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016)

This is computer-generated wordplay and an example of how the boundaries of artificial intelligence are shifting.

BBC(Dec 13, 2016)

Lawyers who work with inmates say this is mere wordplay.

New York Times(Dec 12, 2016)

n a humorous play on words

Syn|Hyper

paronomasia, pun, punning

fun, play, sport

verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

单词	wordplay
释义	wordplay (once / 39530 pages) n When you use language in a witty, clever way, you use wordplay. A pun like "the chicken crossing the road was poultry in motion" is an example of wordplay. Wordplay, a word that dates from the mid-1850s, simply means "playing with words." Besides puns, wordplay includes verbal games like double entendres and literary techniques such as meaningful character names — like the werewolf Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter books, whose last name comes from "wolf" in Latin, lupus. Another type of wordplay is a "Tom Swifty," a phrase linking an adverb to a sentence with a pun: "I hate shellfish," she said crabbily. WORD FAMILY wordplay: wordplays USAGE EXAMPLES Lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) This is computer-generated wordplay and an example of how the boundaries of artificial intelligence are shifting. BBC(Dec 13, 2016) Lawyers who work with inmates say this is mere wordplay. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) n a humorous play on words Syn\|Hyper paronomasia, pun, punning fun, play, sport verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
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