听声词典

folk etymology

F 开头单词

基本解释

  • 通俗词源，民间词源, 词的通俗变化。

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英汉例句

  • Folk etymology has created the cheeseburger and the beanburger, but the first hamburgers were in fact named after the city of Hamburg.
    民间词源创造了 cheeseburger 和 beanburger，但原始 hamburger 一词实际上是以德国汉堡市命名的。
  • "cole slaw" becomes "cold slaw" through folk etymology
    经过通俗变化，“cole slaw”一词成为“cole slaw”。
  • The new folk song caught on really quickly.
    这首新民歌流行得真快。
  • The folk song has a good run in this area.
    这支民歌在这个地区非常流行。
  • The entertainers kicked off with a folk song.
    表演者唱了一首民歌作为第一个表演节目。

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • an explanation for the origin of a word that is believed to be true, but is, in fact, wrong