| 词汇 | wordplay |
| 释义 | wordplay noun[ U ] uk /ˈwɜːd.pleɪ/ us /ˈwɝːd.pleɪ/ the activity of joking about the meanings of words, especially in an intelligent way巧妙应答;俏皮话;文字游戏 Compare punnoun Humour & humorous amusingly bitingly blackly bone dryidiom bring coruscating drily gag GSOH jocose lightly mordancy non-serious pawky photobomb photobombing rib standing joke wag wisecrack Examples of wordplaywordplay The last five categories are concerned with wordplay which emphasises the semantic quality of the words. His love of words and wordplay links him securely with these three comic masters. One case involves a long sequence of wordplay in which both participants humorously produce incorrect verb tenses. The associated importance of nicknames and by-names, wordplay about names, and the circumstances under which people might change their names are also considered. These names are a form of wordplay that usually involves metaphor or punning, and many residents consider these names to be both funny and clever. These include expressions of stance (example 2) and wordplay (3). A second stretch of conversation is also given unity by creative wordplay across turns. This postmodern wordplay shrouds lack of clarity. They do this by appropriating media discourse for the naming of these neighborhoods but according to criteria established through local genres of naming, joking, and wordplay. Luke's poetic statement of intention, we will arise and go now initiates the sequence of dialogic wordplay. He was chancing his arm slightly by using clever wordplay on "creche"and"crash". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Singlish is full of cultural nuances and wordplay, and it pulls together the best in the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of many languages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has been said to have a gift for wordplay, with lyrics described as brainy... startling imagery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An announcer calls out the names of the moves and entertains the audience with clever wordplay. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Yaida has professed to a love of word-play and anagrams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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