Skip to main content

jeu de mots

/zhœduh -moh/US // ʒœdə ˈmoʊ //

文字游戏,语言游戏,词语游戏,词语的游戏

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural jeux de mots [zhœduh -moh]. /ʒœdə ˈmoʊ/. French.

    • : a pun.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

  • Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

  • The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.

  • Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.

  • One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.

  • Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.