词汇 | zeugma |
释义 | zeugma noun [ C or U ] language specialized uk/ˈzjuːɡ.mə/ us/ˈzuːɡ.mə/ 轭式搭配法(指一个多义词在句子的某一部分使用该词的一个意思,而在句子的另一部分使用该词的另一个意思,从而达到幽默的效果) a use of language in which a word that has more than one meaning is used with one meaning in one part of a sentence and with a different meaning in another part of the sentence, usually in order to produce a humorous effect "She filed her nails and then she filed a complaint against her boss" is an example of the figure of speech known as zeugma. 在“She filed her nails and then she filed a complaint against her boss”这个句子中,file的用法是修辞手段“轭式搭配法”的一个例子。 |
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