| 释义 |
chi·as·mus
\kīˈazməs\ noun
(plural chias·mi \-ˌmī\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chiasmos, from chiazein to mark with a chi
: the inversion of the order of syntactical elements in the second of two juxtaposed and syntactically parallel phrases or clauses (as a superman in physique but in intellect a fool); also : an instance of this
• chi·as·tic \(ˈ)kī|astik\ adjective |