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cat·a·chre·sis AHD[kăt'ə-krēʹsĭs] D.J.[ˌkætəˈkriːsɪs]K.K.[ˌkætəˈkrisɪs]n.(名词)【复数】 cat.a.chre.ses[-sēz] - Strained use of a word or phrase, as for rhetorical effect.牵强附会:字或短语的牵强使用,如为求修辞效果
- A deliberately paradoxical figure of speech.故意似是而非的比喻
- The improper use of a word or phrase, especially in application to something it does not denote, as the use ofblatant to mean "flagrant.” 字辞的滥用:字或短语的不适当使用,尤指将之用于它并不修饰的事物,如用blafant 表示臭名远扬的
- Latin catachrēsis [improper use of a word] 拉丁语 catachrēsis [字的不适当的使用]
- from Greek katakhrēsis [excessive use] 源自 希腊语 katakhrēsis [过分使用]
- from katakhrēsthai [to misuse] 源自 katakhrēsthai [误用]
- kata- [completely] * see cata- kata- [完全地] * 参见 cata-
- khrēsthai [to use] * see gher- 2khrēsthai [使用] * 参见 gher- 2
cat'achresʹtic AHD[-krĕsʹtĭk] 或 cat'a·chresʹti·cal [-tĭ-kəl] (形容词)cat'achresʹtically adv.(副词) |