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Definition of malapropism in English: malapropism(US malaprop) noun ˈmaləprɒˌpɪz(ə)mˈmæləˌprɑp The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo’ instead of flamenco). （常在无意中产生引人发笑效果的）近音词误用 Example sentencesExamples - Often a media gaffe is not an isolated malapropism but a reflection of an executive's whole attitude.
- The funniest malapropisms and turns of phrase tend to be unintentional bloopers.
- They speak in spoonerisms and malapropisms and put forward bizarre concepts and beliefs.
- For example, bad malapropisms are not only excused, but also quite plainly understood.
- But aside from the malaprops, whether his or someone else's attributed to him, Yogi's language always has been clean.
- I decided against a bottle of wine as Mother had already drained her Kir with some speed and had begun to confuse her spoonerisms with her malapropisms.
- At a White House ceremony where he signed the $417 billion defense spending bill for the 2005 fiscal year, Bush uttered another of his celebrated malapropisms.
- All the following are 100% genuine malapropisms, as said by R and L at various times in my hearing.
- It's not the accent so much as the malapropisms that set them apart.
- This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism.
- Each day has a statement containing spoonerisms, malapropisms, contradictions, strange and unrelated facts, and misuse of words.
- The effect of a malapropism is usually humorous, but it can highlight quite profound connections between things.
- His verbal miscues and malapropisms are the natural consequence of a man struggling with internal contradictions and a lack of self-knowledge.
- Apparently Fowler considered this to be a malapropism as they sounded similar.
- Further malapropisms were to be found last week in Ireland on Sunday.
- And when you attack him for his malaprops, his jumbled syntax, it's good for us.
- He was funny, witty, and his malaprops were almost as legendary as his Yankee teammate Yogi Berra's.
- Of these, errors in sound, usually called malapropisms, are probably the best known.
- Here is a list of student malapropisms which I have collected since I began teaching - each represents an actual student's statement!
- Finally, it's also something like a malapropism, where a word is mistakenly substituted for one of similar sound shape.
Synonyms wrong word, solecism, error, misuse, misusage, misapplication, infelicity, slip of the tongue
OriginMid 19th century: from the name of the character Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) + -ism. ‘As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile’ are some of the words of Mrs Malaprop, a character in The Rivals, a comedy by Richard Sheridan produced in 1775. Her most notable characteristic is an aptitude to misapply long words. The play was a great success, and the character clearly memorable, giving English the malapropism. Sheridan had based her name on the earlier term malapropos (mid 17th century) from French mal à propos ‘inappropriate’. See also spoonerism
Definition of malaprop in US English: malaprop(also malapropism) nounˈmæləˌprɑpˈmaləˌpräp The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo” (instead of flamenco). （常在无意中产生引人发笑效果的）近音词误用 Example sentencesExamples - They speak in spoonerisms and malapropisms and put forward bizarre concepts and beliefs.
- Here is a list of student malapropisms which I have collected since I began teaching - each represents an actual student's statement!
- Each day has a statement containing spoonerisms, malapropisms, contradictions, strange and unrelated facts, and misuse of words.
- The effect of a malapropism is usually humorous, but it can highlight quite profound connections between things.
- All the following are 100% genuine malapropisms, as said by R and L at various times in my hearing.
- And when you attack him for his malaprops, his jumbled syntax, it's good for us.
- Often a media gaffe is not an isolated malapropism but a reflection of an executive's whole attitude.
- But aside from the malaprops, whether his or someone else's attributed to him, Yogi's language always has been clean.
- This is simultaneously a spelling error and a malapropism.
- The funniest malapropisms and turns of phrase tend to be unintentional bloopers.
- His verbal miscues and malapropisms are the natural consequence of a man struggling with internal contradictions and a lack of self-knowledge.
- Of these, errors in sound, usually called malapropisms, are probably the best known.
- I decided against a bottle of wine as Mother had already drained her Kir with some speed and had begun to confuse her spoonerisms with her malapropisms.
- At a White House ceremony where he signed the $417 billion defense spending bill for the 2005 fiscal year, Bush uttered another of his celebrated malapropisms.
- Apparently Fowler considered this to be a malapropism as they sounded similar.
- For example, bad malapropisms are not only excused, but also quite plainly understood.
- Finally, it's also something like a malapropism, where a word is mistakenly substituted for one of similar sound shape.
- He was funny, witty, and his malaprops were almost as legendary as his Yankee teammate Yogi Berra's.
- Further malapropisms were to be found last week in Ireland on Sunday.
- It's not the accent so much as the malapropisms that set them apart.
Synonyms wrong word, solecism, error, misuse, misusage, misapplication, infelicity, slip of the tongue
OriginMid 19th century: from the name of the character Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's play The Rivals (1775) + -ism. |