back-formation

短语

n. 逆序造词, 倒反构词

发音

UK /ˌbæk.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/
其它
UK /ˌbak.fɔːˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/
CA /ˌbæk.foɹˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/
US /ˌbæk.foɹˈmeɪ̯.ʃən/
AU /ˌbæk.foːˈmæɪ̯.ʃən/
NZ /ˌbɛk.foːˈmæɪ̯.ʃən/
SCOT /ˌbak.fɔɾˈme.ʃən/
IN /ˌba(ː)k.fɔː(ɾ)ˈmeː.ʃon/

词形变化

back-formations 复数

别名

backformation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

    不可数 语言学 可数
  2. 2.

    A word created in this way.

    可数 不可数

    Back-formations, such as tambour (for “play the tambourine”), are a staple of comedic wordplay.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

word

词源

From back- + formation. Coined by British lexicographer and philologist, primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary James Murray in 1888.

来源：wiktionary