double entendre

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double en·ten·dre /ˌduːblɒnˈtɒndrə $ -blɑːnˈtɑːn-/ noun [countableC]

SLRUDE/OBSCENEa word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual 〔常带有性含义的〕双关语

Examples from the Corpus

double entendre• It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power into a double entendre.• The intrinsic hilarity of the double entendre?

Origin double entendre

(1600-1700) French “double understanding” ((1600-1700))

单词	double entendre
释义	double entendre Word family noundoublenessdoublerdoubletondoublingdouble actdouble agentdouble bassdouble beddouble binddouble bluffdouble boilerdouble chindouble creamdouble-crossdouble-deckerdouble entendredouble faultdouble featuredouble figuresdouble firstdouble-headerdouble helixdouble indemnitydouble jeopardydouble negativedouble playdoublespeakdouble standarddouble takedouble-talkdoublethinkdouble timedouble visionadverbdoublyadjectivedouble-barrelleddouble-blinddouble-breasteddouble-digitdouble-edgeddouble-figuredouble-jointeddoubleverbdouble-bookdouble-checkdouble-park double en·ten·dre /ˌduːblɒnˈtɒndrə $ -blɑːnˈtɑːn-/ noun [countableC] SLRUDE/OBSCENEa word or phrase that may be understood in two different ways, one of which is often sexual 〔常带有性含义的〕双关语 Examples from the Corpus double entendre• It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power into a double entendre.• The intrinsic hilarity of the double entendre? Origin double entendre (1600-1700) French “double understanding” ((1600-1700))
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