aprosdoketon

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌæp.ɹəsˈdɑ.kɪˌtɑn/|/əˌpɹɑs.dəˈkiˌtɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, as in Rome wasn't built in a teacup.
    — Is the poet saying "I do not chance on even a slight respect from you" or "I chance on a good amount of respect from you," a meaning which effectively postpones the aprosdoketon to the final line[?]
  2. Any surprising use or interpretation of language. broadly
    — In later restagings of the Thesmophoriazusae, as in the 1959 Frogs, Euripides made his appearance driving a motorcycle. This scenic aprosdoketon was, of course, an ingenious verbal and visual pun on the word mechane and its different meanings in ancient and modern Greek: "stage crane" and "motorbike," respectively.

词形变化

aprosdoketons plural aprosdoketa plural aprosdoceton alternative

词汇关系

相关词
antiproverb malaphor malapropism mixed metaphor

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”).
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