单词 | spoonerism |
释义 | spoon·er·ismBrE /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ NAmE /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ noun a mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake when saying them , often with a humorous result , for example well -boiled icicle for well -oiled bicycle 首音误置(说话时误把两个单词的首音掉换,常造成滑稽效果)ORIGINNamed after W .A . Spooner (1844–1930 ), the head of New College , Oxford , who was said to have made many mistakes like this when he spoke .名称源自斯普纳 (W.A. Spooner, 1844–1930)。斯普纳曾任牛津大学新学院院长,据说他在讲话中出现过许多首音误置。 |
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