hapax legomenon
/ˈhæpæksləˈgɒmɪnɒn/noun
(pl. hapax legomena /-mɪnə/)
- a term of which only one instance of use is recorded(在过去)仅出现过一次的词(或短语)。
词源
mid 17th cent.: Greek, 'a thing said once', from hapax 'once' and the passive participle of legein 'to say'.