spoonerism
英 [ˈspuːnərɪzəm]
美 [ˈspuːnərɪzəm]
n. 首音误置(说话时误把两个单词的首音掉换,常造成滑稽效果)
复数:spoonerisms
COCA.45911
牛津词典
noun
- 首音误置(说话时误把两个单词的首音掉换,常造成滑稽效果)
a mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake when saying them, often with a humorous result, for example well-boiled icicle for well-oiled bicycle
柯林斯词典
- (说话时的)首音误置(如将long road 说成 wrong load)
Aspoonerismis a mistake made by a speaker in which the first sounds of two words are changed over, often with a humorous result, for example when someone says 'wrong load' instead of 'long road'.
英英释义
noun
- transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words