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enallage

/ɪˈnæl.ə.dʒi/

翻译: 修辞或语法术语,指用另一种词性、性、数或时态替换原有的表达方式,例如用编辑性的“我们”代替“我”。

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noun

/ɪˈnæl.ə.dʒi/C2formalart
  • zh修辞或语法术语,指用另一种词性、性、数或时态替换原有的表达方式,例如用编辑性的“我们”代替“我”。

A rhetorical or grammatical term referring to the substitution of one part of speech, gender, number, or tense for another, such as using the editorial 'we' in place of 'I'.

  1. Grammatical substitutionC2formal

    A rhetorical device where one grammatical form (such as tense, case, gender, number, or part of speech) is substituted for another for stylistic effect.

    zh语法替换

    • The use of the editorial 'we' instead of 'I' is a classic example of enallage.
    • In the sentence 'We are not amused,' the queen uses enallage by substituting the plural pronoun for the singular.
    • The poet employed enallage by using a past tense verb to describe a future event, creating a sense of inevitability.