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solecism

/sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-/US // ˈsɒl əˌsɪz əm, ˈsoʊ lə- //UK // (ˈsɒlɪˌsɪzəm) //

独裁主义,独断专行,鳎目鱼,独裁症

Related Words

impropriety不当行为,不正当行为,不当,不恰当的行为blunder失误,大错特错,失策abuse滥用,虐待,辱骂,虐待行为error错误,误差,错,差错barbarism野蛮,野蛮行为,野蛮生长,野蛮人mistake错,错误,失误,纰漏incongruity不协调性,不协调,不一致的地方,不一致blooper绽放,绽放者,绽放的花朵,绽裂slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜misusage误用,滥用,使用不当,错用cacology生态学

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
    • : a breach of good manners or etiquette.
    • : any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisuse
Synonyms
abuse滥用,虐待,辱骂,虐待行为barbarism野蛮,野蛮行为,野蛮生长,野蛮人blunder失误,大错特错,失策error错误,误差,错,差错impropriety不当行为,不正当行为,不当,不恰当的行为mistake错,错误,失误,纰漏cacology生态学misusage误用,滥用,使用不当,错用
nounblunder
Synonyms
barbarism野蛮,野蛮行为,野蛮生长,野蛮人blooper绽放,绽放者,绽放的花朵,绽裂error错误,误差,错,差错impropriety不当行为,不正当行为,不当,不恰当的行为incongruity不协调性,不协调,不一致的地方,不一致mistake错,错误,失误,纰漏slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜

Examples

  • Do not even consider committing the solecism of serving it with parmigiano.

  • The party was given especially in her honour, and to omit her from any description of it would be an unpardonable solecism.

  • It cut them down to vassals, but, by a legal solecism, they were regarded as a sort of free vassals.

  • For a free and extended empire on a continent are incompatible: to think they are not is a perfect solecism in politicks.

  • The fair city of Perth is a solecism in point of site, and many a flooding it gets in consequence.

  • Let us try the test of an expression somewhat kindred in etymology: such a word as would carry upon its face a damning solecism.

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