syllepsis
/sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/
词源链
- 英语English
syllepsis
词源说明
From Latin syllepsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (súllēpsis), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō).
释义
名词noun
- 1(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.
- 2(botany) Growth