| 单词 | malapropism |
| 例句 | Were you able to find a malapropism in Huckleberry Finn? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Winnifred, the girl who beat you in the elementary school spelling bee, raises her hand: Ms. Hardwick, wasn’t Nick supposed to present a malapropism to us today? she whines. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Ironically, Nicholas, by not paying attention, you have stumbled upon another literary device called a malapropism.* Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She speaks with a prissiness that produces frequent malapropisms, as when, in order to fend off the amorous local chief, she entertains the advances of a roguish South African pilot. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 2013-05-03T17:41:01Z His higglety-pigglety cadences and incessant malapropisms—“butterflies” become “buttery-flies,” for example—come to sound like music, and his eyes are sad and warm and exuberant at once. Review: Spielberg's 'BFG' Honors Roald Dahl's Spirit 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z “The Rivals” is the Brinsley play that gave the world Mrs. Malaprop, the character whose reliably errant instinct for language inspired the word “malapropism.” Review: Chasing ‘The Rivals’ on a Summer Evening 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Presumably we’ve all known people here and there, bright and competent ones, who struggle with pronunciations, or use malapropisms, or can’t spell to save their lives. Carolyn Hax: What’s in a name? A sour taste when it’s pronounced incorrectly. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Rather than flash through a series of nostalgic malapropisms, wouldn't this transparency over IE's diminishing relevance be better served by a series of images we actually associate with Internet Explorer? The new Internet Explorer ad: what's the point? 2013-03-16T06:00:00Z But Whitney’s malapropism cuts to the heart of it. ‘The Curse’ Review: People Who Live in Glass Houses 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In a magnificent malapropism, a woman of my acquaintance once described a man’s wife as “a lodestone ’round his neck.” Ballet Theater’s Met Season, a Mix of Sparkling Moments and Familiar War Horses 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z His most linguistically challenged character spouts ridiculous malapropisms, coining terms such as “righteous inflammation” and “nervous shakedown.” ‘Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?’ review: An antic story of scams and gangsters 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z In one of the funnier exchanges between him and Roy, Jamie delightfully defies expectations by rattling off the correct definition of a term often applied to him in response to a malapropism. The "Ted Lasso" way gets tested in the beloved show's third season 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z There’s a revealing logic within her characters’ ostensibly irrational arguments and a surprising accuracy in their malapropisms. Theater Review: ‘Adult’ by Christina Masciotti, at Abrons Arts Center 2014-02-03T22:00:42Z But “Born Yesterday” wasn’t chosen just for its charm and laffs, though it’s still funny as naive Billie hits the books and spouts malapropisms about literacy and government. Review | The moralizing 1946 comedy ‘Born Yesterday’ is not dead yet 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Charo’s comedy is very blue, and many of her jokes only become printable when the curse words are shaken into one of her fizzy malapropisms, like “the sheep is going to hit the fence.” The Brilliance of Charo 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z This means that her characters often talk in winding syntax replete with malapropisms that would dismay Strunk and White. Review: ‘Raw Bacon’ Finds Fearful Poetry in an Iraq War Vet’s Mind 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Berra’s exemplary life is animated by the inevitable trotting out of his folksy malapropisms known as Yogi-isms. ‘It Ain’t Over’ Review: When Yogi Berra Saw a Strike, He Hit It 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z It was the malapropism heard around certain corners of social media. One NRA fights for guns. One for restaurants. Yes, D.C. has abbreviation overload. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Devgn is content to pose, puffing up his gym-enhanced chest and glaring, while tossing off English malapropisms to not very humorous effect. Movie Review: ‘Bol Bachchan,’ a Bollywood Comedy With Ajay Devgn 2012-07-06T22:13:01Z The plot provides a loose structure on which the pair hang all manner of baggy jokes, terrible puns, offensive insults and groaning malapropisms. Review: In ‘Oh Hello,’ Sour and Crotchety Old Men at Their Best 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Her double-entendre malapropisms — “don’t misconscrewme” — suggested a sophisticated command of the English language, and as she worked to build her own career, she resisted assimilating to American expectations. The Brilliance of Charo 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Some of this is diverting — I liked the starlet's malapropisms, such as calling a businessman an "adventure capitalist" — but Sebastian Gutierrez's screenplay wanders, never bringing us close enough to care. 'Elektra Luxx': A whim that almost turned into a movie 2011-03-10T22:36:04Z The issues in the case were overshadowed by Alicia’s strategy of using text messages to get around the restrictions and coach her client, with failing batteries and auto-correct malapropisms adding to the hilarity. 'The Good Wife' Recap: Is Alicia Too Entitled? 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Needless to say, the malapropism is completely nonsensical — and therefore hilarious. 11 commonly misheard phrases that actually make sense 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z He mixes metaphors, sprinkles them with malapropisms and knows nobody will call him on any of it . . . because if they did, he’d accuse them of small thinking. In this exclusive clip from "The Morning Show," Billy Crudup's network CEO loses his grip 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Instead of offering sympathy, the relatives mock her clothing and English malapropisms, pay scant attention to her fears about her European relatives’ fate and try to sabotage her budding romances. How Yiddish Scholars Are Rescuing Women’s Novels From Obscurity 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Dudu, the orphan with the briefcase and a line in malapropisms, was the first character to take shape. Africa United reveals the other side of a continent 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z The title is a classic “Ringoism,” as John Lennon used to refer to his malapropisms, an unusual phrase ripped from the same mind that came up with “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But regardless of their partisan affiliation, what they have in common is the tendency to commit some farcical malapropism early in their campaign that exposed, in a soundbite, their unfitness for office. Column: Vivek Ramaswamy's idiotic play for airtime is working, God help us 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z But the laughable malapropisms provided by artificial intelligence became more serious matters when I saw several dozen words forming badly mangled phrases — all attributed to me — inside quotation marks. Artificial stupidity and me: If AI can do this to my book, what will it do in an actual war? 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z He appraises himself as a man of limited vocabulary and occasional malapropism. Chris Sununu Eyes the G.O.P.’s ‘Normal’ Lane in 2024. Does It Exist? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z A Bush Center podcast takes its name from a “Saturday Night Live” sketch lampooning Bush’s malapropisms: “The Strategerist.” When George W. Bush Confused Russia’s War in Ukraine With Iraq 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Beneath the malapropisms and the circumlocutions, though, Palin turned out to have a shrewder feel for Republican voters than those in the press who scorned her, and who underestimated him. Sarah Palin Knows How to Get Attention. Can She Actually Win? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Speaking in a blend of hipster lingo and goofy malapropisms, he got many of the best lines: Dwayne Hickman, who starred as Dobie Gillis in popular sitcom, dies at 87 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Democrats repeatedly pointed to Bush’s penchant for malapropisms as evidence that he was an idiot. What ‘your’ vs. ‘you’re’ says about Congress right now 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The Formula One broadcasting great, who died on Saturday at the age of 97, was loved by millions across the world for his high-energy motorsport commentary style, peppered with amusing mistakes and malapropisms. Walker - a legend with effervescent enthusiasm 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Of course, a whole new batch of princely garbage, hijinks and cultural malapropisms awaits. In 'Coming 2 America' trailer, it's the Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall show 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z US President Donald Trump spoke positively about it in September, using the malapropism “herd mentality”. COVID-19 Herd Immunity Strategies Could Bring ‘Untold Death and Suffering’ 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Before her mother fell into depression, Gifty remembers her malapropisms, her long shifts as a caregiver to the elderly and her intense faith. Heartbreaking, brilliant ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is a luminous story of faith and family from Yaa Gyasi 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z At one point, someone makes accidental reference to “quantum psychics,” a malapropism that perfectly describes Kaufman’s own field of expertise. Review: 'I'm Thinking …’ is another marvelous, melancholy mind trap from Charlie Kaufman 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Some are genuine, and some were the kind of myths that were hung on him the way malapropisms were hung on Sam Goldwyn. Quite possibly the rudest club in the world? - Golf Digest 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “Ironic” is set in a high school writing workshop: One character reads her poetry about “rain on your wedding day” to the class, and her peers pick her apart for the malapropism. Alanis Morissette Isn’t Angry Anymore. But ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Rages On. 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The mirthful malapropism mixed up fail and plan. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z We get a handful of these malapropisms, the most touching of which is Thor’s plaintive cry: “Two weeks into sixth grade, and I’m already a social piranha.” “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” Is at Cate Blanchett’s Command 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Surely there is a more appropriate illustration to be made of the malapropisms in today’s uncivil political atmosphere than to assign Joe Biden’s words and actions to his age. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Ageism, skateboarding and the International Space Station 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Former President George W. Bush discussed malapropisms, the importance of humor and his presidential center's programming on the podcast “The Strategerist.” George W. Bush looks back on how 'strategery' was coined: 'Important not to take yourself too seriously' 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z A pun, a malapropism, or a ghost rhyme is spark enough. Keeping Up with Amy Hempel 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Katherine Walker told me that producers often struggled to make Trump seem coherent, editing out garbled syntax and malapropisms. How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Bush was given to malapropisms, a trait he may have handed down to his son George. George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Then, over shots of glistening burgers and balletic fries, a robotic-sounding narrator deploys exactly the sort of clunky grammar and conceptual malapropisms we expect from a dumb AI. Burger King’s ‘AI-written’ ads show we’re still very confused about artificial intelligence 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The podcast – which is presented by the George W. Bush Presidential Center – is named after the fictional Bush malapropism “strategery,” which was coined by “Saturday Night Live” and embraced by the Bush administration. George W. Bush looks back on how 'strategery' was coined: 'Important not to take yourself too seriously' 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z His linguistic universe, with its “covfefe,” big-league malapropisms, and contradictory pronouncements, often seems to come straight out of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem "Jabberwocky." The Flight 93 doctrine 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z During the George W. Bush's presidency, comedians often joked about how the president's penchant for malapropisms, gaffes and other manners of faux pas made their job particularly easy. “The Taylor Swift of treason”: Jimmy Kimmel offers a theory for why Trump keeps waffling on P... 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Delegate S. Marshall Wilson, a Garrardstown Republican and Army infantry officer, said he owns several AR-15s and weapons of war is “a compete malapropism.” West Virginia House backs employee guns in locked cars 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The Kingfish, on the old “Amos ’n’ Andy” radio show, nicely played malapropisms for laughs. If You’ve Heard One Cliché, You’ve Heard Them All 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z His billionaires are so clueless about the ways of government that the news is filled daily with their malapropisms and fumblings at managing departments and workforces they have no knowledge of. Power in the absence of money 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is, in many ways, an unprecedented- or, “unpresidented,” as Trump tweeted in an amusing Freudian malapropism not long ago -president. Editorials from around New England 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The Court of St. James’s, where command of the English language is highly prized, could be a difficult fit for Mr. Johnson, infamous even among the football set for his malapropisms. Woody Johnson, New York Jets Owner, Will Be Ambassador to Britain 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z George W Bush was so adept at this that the term Bushism was devised to describe unconventional statements, pronunciations, malapropisms and linguistic errors in his speeches. Polish minister mocked over meeting with fictional nation of San Escobar 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Another form of word climbing is mistaking and thereby misusing words owing to their mere sound, and thereby lapsing into malapropism—this to give the impression of cultivation and intellectual penetration. If You’ve Heard One Cliché, You’ve Heard Them All 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z “I’m still waiting for a few big malapropisms this election year,” she said. Examining the Vocabulary of the Presidential Race 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Sheridan’s character gave rise to the term ‘malapropism’. From alright to zap: an A-Z of horrible words 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Hall of Fame catcher renowned for his dizzying malapropisms and his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees. Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But Buffalo Bills Coach Rex Ryan, normally a champion talker, uttered a few uncharacteristic linguistic lapses and malapropisms on Monday. Preparing for Jets, Ryan Finds Way to Needle Them 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ash maintains his steady stream of quips and malapropisms, even more inappropriate given the age of the hero and the actor. Bruce Campbell returns to horror-comedy in ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The mistakes and malapropisms may not be as amplified as Mrs Jonathan's, but they are nonetheless very much there. Letter from Africa: Nigeria's disappearing storytellers - BBC News 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian U ‘upmost’ A “malapropism” is a farfetched, usually accidental instance of word switching. From alright to zap: an A-Z of horrible words 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, has died. Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z That hop from the frying pan into the fire allowed Trump, of all people, to accuse him of being offensive. And it’s not merely that Bush appears to have inherited the family weakness for malapropisms. The Trials of Jeb Bush 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Gee, widely regarded as a masterful fundraiser, departed suddenly after a series of malapropisms, including one criticizing Catholic leaders at Notre Dame. The Highest-Paid Public University Presidents 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z “With his unerring ability to translate O’Neill’s malapropisms, Matthews quickly made the necessary metaphoric adjustment,” Frank writes. Congressman gives 'Frank' account of being gay in the 1980s 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z When he addressed the Chicago Council on Global Affairs luncheon at the Fairmont, he combined his father’s awkward oratory with his brother’s mangled syntax and malapropisms. Jeb adds to the quotable-Bush canon 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He could be a master of the malapropism, a stranger to syntax. Jerry Angelo comments on domestic abuse open important conversation 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Angelo could be a master of the malapropism, which often shifted focus to what he said more than what he meant. Jerry Angelo to Tribune: 'I was embellishing a point ...That's not what I said.' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Her malapropisms on visiting rock stars were endearments of a sort. Sophie Masloff, Ex-Mayor of Pittsburgh, Dies at 96 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Former president George W. Bush is famous for his malapropisms, but there is one mangled word he did not coin. Strategery is back! How the Bush era of misguided foreign policy still lingers 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z President George W. Bush, is prone to the occasional loose comment and malapropism. Australia's next PM? The thinking man's 'mad-dog rugger bugger' 2013-09-05T21:02:20Z The lack of disarming malapropism notwithstanding, Kennedy won the day with his speech and, of course, we know how the story of the Berlin Wall eventually turned out. So The U.S. Government Monitors European Citizens. What Does That Mean For U.S. Companies That Monitor European Citizens? 2013-07-01T01:32:00Z He is sometimes made fun of for his malapropisms; he once said the city’s parking shortage was “an Alcatraz around my neck.” Menino, Boston’s Ailing Mayor, Says He’s Up to Job 2012-12-17T02:12:32Z Former President George W. Bush was a fumbling and at times hilariously clumsy orator, so much so that entire books were devoted to his malapropisms. Campaign Notebook: Road Trip Helps Romney Brush Up on Banter 2012-06-19T00:41:46Z Most of his malapropisms are of the classic kind: a not-so-smart guy trying to sound intelligent. Countdown to Iowa: Rick Perry Finds His Ground Game, Gains in Polls 2011-12-22T06:05:33Z Sportscaster Bob Costas also was on hand and shared some of Berra's famous malapropisms. Torre, Costas help Berra reopen his NJ museum 2011-06-23T22:55:08Z Yogi Berra once said, which like many of the quotes attributed to the former Yankees catcher, even the malapropisms, contains an essential truth. Magazine Preview: For Derek Jeter, on His 37th Birthday 2011-06-23T13:59:31Z The list of malapropisms from the left is endless. So goes Google, so goes Demand Media 2011-01-28T08:25:52Z Sarah Palin's Twitter malapropism from yesterday will almost certainly receive far more attention than anything exposed by the Priest/Arkin investigation. The Real U.S. Government 2010-07-19T10:20:00Z New words are eagerly seized; hence the malapropisms and solecisms so frequently made fun of, without appreciation of their cause. A Poor Man's House She developed a love for long words which had not distinguished her in her earlier years, and this tendency betrayed her into occasional malapropisms, the best of which is perhaps worth preserving. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile The Granite Mountain set carries its nose in the air most heinously and its chief female representative is celebrated for her absurd malapropisms. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 |
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