Munchausenism

发音

/ˈmʊŋk(h)aʊzəˌnɪzəm/

词形变化

Munchausenisms 复数 Munchausenisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvellous exploit or adventure.

词源

From the German name Münchhausen + -ism, after the fantastical adventures said to have been related by Baron Münchhausen (1720–1797). Compare German Münchhausengeschichte (“cock-and-bull story”). See also Münchausen syndrome.

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