malaprop
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈmæl.ə.prɒp/ us/ˈmæl.ə.prɑːp/
荒唐的用词错误(同 malapropism)
a malapropism
On the campaign trail, he has been prone to the occasional malaprop or misstatement. 在竞选活动中,他偶尔也会出现一些用词极不恰当或失言的情况。
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- She is always on hand to correct his malaprops.
- Real feeling can sometimes sneak out in a malaprop or verbal slip.
- Refreshingly plainspoken one minute, he can deploy a stream of clumsy malaprops the next.
- The title, Include Me Out, is taken from a Goldwyn malaprop uttered when he was passing on a project.