| 词汇 | folk-etymology |
| 释义 | folk etymology noun language specializeduk /ˌfəʊk ˌet.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/ us /ˌfoʊk ˌet̬.ɪˈmɑː.lə.dʒi/ [ C ] an explanation for the origin of a word that is believed to be true, but is, in fact, wrong: 通俗词源，民间词源 Brooke's derivation of machete from Spanish "macho" (="male") is a folk etymology: the two words are unconnected. 布鲁克把弯刀（machete）解释为源自西班牙语的男性（macho），这便是典型的民间词源解释，两个词其实没有任何关系。 [ U ] the process in which a word is changed to become more like a more familiar word词的通俗变化 Linguistic terms & linguistic style accentual affricate allophone allophony anaphor contextualize easy read emphatic entailment etymological etymologically idiomatic inflected language philological philologically polysemy portmanteau word prescriptivism stylistics tautology Examples of folk etymologyfolk etymology In short, false analogy may occur after adaptation has taken place and be carried out mainly by monolinguals as a type of folketymology. In false analogy, as in folketymology, the speaker is reaching for meaning, especially obvious and transparent meaning. This interpretation is contested and generally believed to be a folketymology. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is a folketymology for the name as well. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to folketymology, the name is derived from the effects of the tropical sun on their fair-skinned legs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Folketymology saw the name as a compound of ("pan", all) and (beast). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Folketymology advocates that the word "carcamano" is composed of two separate words. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, this may be a folketymology as there were other early temples in different centres with the same name. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folketymology. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to folketymology, village's name is derived from "supiltas" (from pour) in reference to a nearby hill fort. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, many of the meanings popularly assigned to various praenomina appear to have been no more than folketymology. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The word has been modified to crayfish by association with fish (folketymology). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This folketymology is almost certainly incorrect, but there is documentary evidence that the term did exist in the 19th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is a folketymology based on "priatos", ransomed from "priasthai", to buy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Folketymology interprets the meaning as person of the people or the one with peace on one side. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of folk etymology These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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