zeugma

zeugma
[ˈzjuːgmə]
noun
  1. a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g. John and his driving licence expired last week) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g. with weeping eyes and hearts). Compare with syllepsis
    (语)轭式搭配法(一种修辞手段,指将一个动词与两个不同的名词或代词等搭配使同一个动词具有不同意义,如在John and his driving licence expired last week中的动词expired;或指将一个形容词与两个不同的名词搭配,在词义上该形容词虽仅适合于其中之一,但另一搭配可产生不同的联想意义,如在with weeping eyes and hearts中)。 比较 syllepsis
派生
zeugmatic
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, from zeugnunai 'to yoke'; related to zugon 'yoke'
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