mondegreen

n. 曲解的词，误传的词，听错的词(或短语)

发音

UK /ˈmɒndəɡɹiːn/
US /ˈmɑndəɡɹiːn/

词形变化

mondegreens 复数 mondegreens

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language.

    空耳

    幻听

    语言学
  2. 2.

    A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.

    罕用

词源

Coined by American journalist and editor Sylvia Wright in 1954 in Harper's Magazine from mishearing a line in the Scottish ballad The Bonnie Earl o' Moray: “They have slain the Earl o' Moray, / And laid him on the green”, the second line being misheard as, “And Lady Mondegreen”.

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