malaphor

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæ.lə.fə/|/ˈmæl.ə.fɔː/    美 /ˈmæl.ə.foɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result. rare
    — What I conclude from this admittedly narrow data base is that, while the malaphor flourishes in bureaucratic compost, it will grow just about anywhere. The following malaphors are my pick of the letters. They were uttered in the home, on the farm, in the street.

词形变化

malaphors plural

词源

Blend of malapropism + metaphor; attributed to Lawrence Harrison in the Washington Post article "Searching for Malaphors" (Aug. 6, 1976).
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