malapropism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæləpɹɒpˌɪzəm/    美 /ˈmæləpɹɑpˌɪzəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. uncountable
    — The script employed malapropism to great effect.
  2. An instance of this; malaprop. countable
    — The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language.

词形变化

malapropisms plural Malapropism alternative,rare malapropoism alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
malaphor malapropic
相关词
examples of malapropisms acyrologia eggcorn folk etymology misnomer mondegreen phantonym spoonerism

词源

From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan + -ism. As dramatic characters in English comic plays of this time often had allusive names, it is likely that Sheridan fashioned the name from malapropos (“inappropriate; inappropriately”), from French mal à propos. Mrs. Malaprop is perhaps the best-known example of a familiar comedic character archetype who unintentionally substitutes inappropriate but like-sounding words that take on a ludicrous meaning when used incorrectly.
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