- 1n/ˌpleɪ ɑːn ˈwɜːrdz/ · /ˌpleɪ ɒn ˈwɜːdz/雙關語
A clever or funny use of a word that has two different meanings, or of two words that sound the same.
「a play on words」就是中文的「雙關語」——一個字、一句話因為發音或多重意思，可以同時表達兩個不同的東西，讓人覺得聰明或好笑。play 帶著「玩弄」的味道——說話的人在「玩」這個字，故意讓它一語雙關。常見於廣告標語、新聞標題、笑話。可數名詞，a play on words / plays on words。
示範例句 · Example
The book title 'Time Flies' is a play on words — it means both 'time passes fast' and 'measure how fast flies move'.
中文翻譯那本書的書名「時光飛逝」是一個雙關語——它同時表示「時間過得快」和「測量蒼蠅飛得多快」。
常見搭配
a play on words
雙關語
a pun, a clever use of a word's two meanings
His name is Bill, so 'pay the bill' became a play on words.
make a play on words
造一個雙關語
to create a pun
The advertiser made a play on words with the brand name.
意思相近
punwordplaydouble meaning
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
play on wordsnoun
- 1
A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.
- 1794, Mr. Malone's Edition of Shakſpeare's Works, in The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged [2nd Series], Volume 13, R. Griffiths, page 265, Mr. Steevens alſo, influenced we ſuppoſe by the authority of Dr. Farmer, ſeems by the way in which he regulates the line in his new edition, to think that Shakſpeare here meaned no more than a play on words.
- 1897, Jas. W. Tupper, English Drama: Das Wortspiel bei Shakspere, von Leopold Wurth, A. Marshall Elliott (managing editor), Modern Language Notes, Volume XII, page 171, There are two general classes under which all the examples are grouped: plays on words which are due to a double meaning, and the plays merely on sound (die Laut- oder Klaugspiele). The term for the latter group Dr. Wurth gives as puns, punnings.
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