Tom Swifty

短语

发音

UK /ˌtɒm ˈswɪft.iː/
UK /ˌtɔːm ˈswɪft.iː/
US /ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.i/
SCOT /ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.i/
US /ˌtɑm ˈswɪft.i/
CA /ˌtɒm ˈswɪft.i/
CA /ˌtɑm ˈswɪft.i/
AU /ˌtɔm ˈswɪft.iː/
NZ /ˌtɒm ˈswəft.iː/
IN /ˌʈɔm ˈswɪfʈ.iː/

词形变化

Tom Swifties 复数 Tom Swifties

别名

swifty Tom Swiftie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed.

词源

Referring to the Tom Swift series of books, whose authors frequently avoided the word "said" in favour of other constructions, + -y.

来源：wiktionary