solecism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++so·le·cis·m /ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm $ ˈsɑː-/ noun [countable] formal 1. SLGa mistake in the use of written or spoken language 语言错误2 RUDE/IMPOLITEsomething that is not considered polite behaviour 失礼，出格 a social solecism 社交上的失礼
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solecism• She commits a lot of solecisms.Origin solecism (1500-1600) Latin soloecismus, from Greek, from soloikos “speaking incorrectly”, from Soloi ancient city in Turkey where an incorrect form of Greek was spokenso·le·cis·m nounChineseSyllable
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solecism
so‧le‧cis‧m /ˈsɒləsɪzəm, ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm $ ˈsɑː-/
noun [countable] formal
2. something that is not considered polite behaviour:
a social solecism
so‧le‧cis‧m /ˈsɒləsɪzəm, ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm $ ˈsɑː-/
noun [countable] formal Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: soloecismus, from Greek, from soloikos __speaking incorrectly__, from Soloi ancient city in Turkey where an incorrect form of Greek was spoken
1. a mistake in the use of written or spoken languageLanguage: Latin
Origin: soloecismus, from Greek, from soloikos __speaking incorrectly__, from Soloi ancient city in Turkey where an incorrect form of Greek was spoken
2. something that is not considered polite behaviour: