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folk etymology 也作 folk-et·y·mol·o·gy AHD[fōk'ĕt-ə-mŏlʹə-jē] D.J.[ˌfəʊketəˈmɒlədʒiː]K.K.[ˌfokɛtəˈmɑlədʒi]n.(名词)- A change in the form of a word or phrase resulting from a mistaken assumption about its composition or meaning, as inshamefaced for earlier shamfast, "bound by shame,” or cutlet from French côtelette, "little rib.” 通俗词源:由于对词、短语的构成或意义上的错误假定导致的其形式上的变化,如 shamefaced 早期是 shamfast , 意为“受羞愧约束的”,或 cutlet 从法语 c?telette 来,意为“小排骨”
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