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

zeug•ma n. [Gram.,]Rhet.

Oceanography, Rhetoric, Grammarthe use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold. Cf. syllepsis.

Greek zeûgma a yoking, equivalent. to zeug(nýnai) to yoke¹ + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result
1515–25;

zeug•mat•ic adj. zeug•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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zeugma /ˈzjuːɡmə/ n

a figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words although appropriate to only one of them or making a different sense with each, as in the sentence Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave (Charles Dickens)

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a yoking, from zeugnunai to yoke

zeugmatic /zjuːɡˈmætɪk/ adj

单词	zeugma
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 zeug•ma (zo̅o̅g′mə),USA pronunciation n. [Gram.,]Rhet. Oceanography, Rhetoric, Grammarthe use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold. Cf. syllepsis. Greek zeûgma a yoking, equivalent. to zeug(nýnai) to yoke¹ + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result 1515–25; zeug•mat•ic (zo̅o̅g mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. zeug•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zeugma /ˈzjuːɡmə/ n a figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words although appropriate to only one of them or making a different sense with each, as in the sentence Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave (Charles Dickens) Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: a yoking, from zeugnunai to yoke zeugmatic /zjuːɡˈmætɪk/ adj
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