| 单词 | non sequitur |
| 释义 | non sequitur (once / 61882 pages) n A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn’t follow logically from the previous statement. You’ve probably heard an example of a non sequitur before, therefore bunny rabbits are way cuter than chipmunks. Non sequiturs are often used for comedic effect in movies, novels, and TV shows. When someone says a non sequitur, it usually means the person was off in her own thoughts and not listening to the other person . If one girl says, “I’m worried he might break up with me, I don’t understand why he listened to her” and her friend replies, “I wonder what you call a male ladybug?” the non sequitur shows the friend clearly wasn't listening. WORD FAMILYnon sequitur USAGE EXAMPLESThat last option is a bit of a non sequitur. Wall Street Journal(Oct 19, 2016) And the recurrence of the Teddy bear provides a visual joke—absurd, undercutting, and non sequitur—that keeps building. The New Yorker(Sep 18, 2016) “How can you have a plantation that is a botanic garden? It’s a non sequitur.” Washington Times(Aug 29, 2016) 1n a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it Hyper reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange 2n (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises Hyper conclusion an intuitive assumption |
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