Tom Swifty

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌtɒm ˈswɪft.iː/    美 /ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.i/|/ˌtɑm ˈswɪft.i/|/ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.iː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed.
    — Since then the Tom Swifty has trudged on, not exactly swiftly but with an impressive staying power. You can find Web sites that list as many as nine hundred of them. As the above examples suggest, Tom Swifties are virtually never funny, but they illustrate an adverb-centered sin against writing.

词形变化

Tom Swifties plural Tom Swiftie alternative

词源

Referring to the Tom Swift series of books, whose authors frequently avoided the word "said" in favour of other constructions, + -y.
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