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verbicide的意思

verbicide

英 ['vbsad] 美 ['vb,sad]
  • n. 滥用词语;歪曲词义;糟蹋词语

verbicide

英文词源


verbicide (n.)
"the killing of a word" by perversion from its original meaning, 1836, from Latin verbum "word" (see verb) + -cide.