bisociation

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated patterns of thought into a new pattern. countable,uncountable
    — Arthur Koestler's concept of bisociation was introduced in the last chapter to explain how associating two absurd or ridiculous ideas gives rise to humour. Koestler goes on to describe how bisociation may be the key to creativity.

词形变化

bisociations plural

词源

Blend of bi- + association; coined by Hungarian-British author Arthur Koestler in his 1964 book The Act of Creation.
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