folk etymology英 [fəuk ˌetəˈmɔlədʒi:] 美 [fok ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi]
n.文字的通俗变化,通俗变化语;
英英释义
folk etymology
- n.a popular but erroneous etymology
权威例句
folk etymologyFolk EtymologyFolk EtymologyFakeloreLinguistic purismRebracketingThe inevitability of folk etymology: a case of collective reality and invisible handsNatural versus Artificial Translation: A Case for Folk Etymology.Folk Etymology (In English and Elsewhere).Acronyms and Folk EtymologyFolk-Etymology, and its Influence on Metatron TraditionsFolk Etymology in the Streets of St. LouisThe Meanings of Cacajao and Uacari: Folk Etymology in Neotropical Primate Taxonomy