单词 | zeugma |
释义 | zeugma n. a figure of speech using a verb or adjective with two nouns, to one of which it is strictly applicable while the word appropriate to the other is not used (e.g. with weeping eyes and Etymology: sc. grieving hearts) (cf. SYLLEPSIS). Derivatives zeugmatic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk zeugma -atos f. zeugnumi to yoke, zugon yoke |
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