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mala·prop·ismBrE /ˈmæləprɒpɪzəm/ NAmE /ˈmæləprɑːpɪzəm/ noun an amusing mistake sb makes when they use a word which sounds similar to the word they wanted to use , but means sth different 近音词误用（常产生滑稽效果）ORIGINFrom Mrs Malaprop , a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals , who confuses words like this all the time .源自理查德 · 布林斯利 · 谢里丹的戏剧《情敌》中的人物马拉普洛普太太，她总是误用词语。 |