请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 paronomasia
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•o•no•ma•sia  (par′ə nō māzhə, -zhē ə, -zē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Rhet.]
  1. Rhetoricthe use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
  2. Rhetorica pun.
  • Greek paronomasía a play on words, assonance, derivative of paronomázein to make a slight name-change (par- par- + onomázein to name, derivative of ónoma name); see -ia
  • Latin
  • 1570–80
par•o•no•mas•tic  (par′ə nō mastik),USA pronunciation adj.  par′o•no•masti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paronomasia /ˌpærənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/ n
  1. a play on words, esp a pun
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a play on words, from paronomazein to make a change in naming, from para-1 (beside) + onomazein to name, from onoma a name
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/13 8:55:19