malaprop

a. 用词错误可笑的

发音

US /ˈmæləˌprɑp/

词形变化

malaprops 复数 malaprops malapropped malapropping malaprops 三单 malapropping 现在分词 malapropped 过去式 malapropped 过去分词 more malaprop 比较级 most malaprop 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A malapropism.

v.
  1. 1.

    To use a malapropism.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Characterized by the use of malapropisms.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

malapropism

上位词 1

misstatement

词源

From the name of Mrs. Malaprop, a character in the play The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. See malapropism for more.

来源：wiktionary