paronomasia

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pun or play on words. countable,rhetoric,uncountable
    — Oh, by the way, any attempt to present me with any kind of testimonial will result in stern measures. And when I say stern measures, I am indulging in a paronomasia, or play on words! Good night.
  2. The use of puns. countable,rhetoric,uncountable
    — Paronomasia to the sense alludes, When words but little varied it includes.

词形变化

paronomasias plural

词汇关系

相关词
paronomasiac paronomasic paronomastic

词源

From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, “play upon words which sound alike”), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasía, “naming”).
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