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spoonerism

/ˈspuː.nə.rɪ.zəm/

翻译: 一种语言现象,指在说话时无意或有意地将两个词的首辅音或音节互换,常产生幽默或意外的效果。

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noun

/ˈspuː.nə.rɪ.zəm/C2formal
  • zh一种语言现象,指在说话时无意或有意地将两个词的首辅音或音节互换,常产生幽默或意外的效果。

A linguistic phenomenon involving the transposition of initial consonants or sounds between two words in a phrase, often resulting in a humorous or accidental effect.

  1. Speech errorC1formal

    A verbal mistake where the initial sounds or letters of two words are swapped, often creating a humorous or nonsensical result.

    zh首音互换

    • He said 'a well-boiled icicle' instead of 'a well-oiled bicycle'.
    • A classic spoonerism is 'you have hissed all my mystery lectures' for 'you have missed all my history lectures'.
    • She accidentally made a spoonerism by saying 'a blushing crow' instead of 'a crushing blow'.
词形
  • spoonerisms plural form
  • spoonerisms' possessive plural form
  • spoonerism's possessive singular form