单词 | catachresis |
例句 | "The fury of his fancy often transported him beyond the bounds of judgment, either in coining of new words and phrases, or racking words which were in use, into the violence of catachresis." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 As to “twinn'd stones”—may it not be a bold catachresis for muscles, cockles, and other empty shells with hinges, which are truly twinned? Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher In this sense the proverb is current by a misuse, or a catachresis at least of both the words, Fortune and Fools. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III V.—I like that catachresis, but once again I repeat, I am practical, and prefer synedoche. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside And yet, after a vast deal of such like catachresis, the orthodoxy of plagiarism remains still in dispute. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The hyperbole and catachresis are so nearly related to a bull, that I shall dwell upon them with pleasure. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 As to 'twinn'd stones'—may it not be a bold catachresis for muscles, cockles, and other empty shells with hinges, which are truly twinned? Literary Remains, Volume 2 Tis true, no poet but may sometimes use a catachresis. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments This journal was, at the period in question, rather remarkable for the use of the figure called by the rhetoricians catachresis. Rejected Addresses In this sense the proverb is current by a misuse, or a catachresis at least, of both the words, fortune and fools. Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces You must listen to the definition of a catachresis:—'A catachresis is the boldest of any trope. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The stone furze ditches are scarcely bolder instances of the catachresis than the stone tables of shittim-wood. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 |
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