scare quote

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation. in-plural
    — One other important figure in postmodern thought is Richard Rorty, who might be characterized as master of the scare quote

词形变化

scare quotes plural scare-quote alternative

词源

Coined by British analytic philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe in 1956 in her essay “Aristotle and the Sea Battle”. Originally spelt with a hyphen as scare-quotes.
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