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    spoonerism

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    spoo·ner·is·m /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ noun [countable]  SLa phrase in which the speaker accidentally exchanges the first sounds of two words, with a funny result, for example ‘sew you to a sheet’ instead of ‘show you to a seat’ 〔两个词的〕首音误置〔说话时误把两个单词的首音调换，造成滑稽效果， 如把 show you to a seat 说成 sew you to a sheet〕    Origin spoonerism (1900-2000) William Spooner (1844-1930), British university teacher who supposedly often made such mistakes
    spoo·ner·is·m nounChineseSyllable


    spoonerism
    spoo‧ner‧is‧m /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: William Spooner (1844-1930), British university teacher who supposedly often made such mistakes
    a phrase in which the speaker accidentally exchanges the first sounds of two words, with a funny result, for example ‘sew you to a sheet’ instead of ‘show you to a seat’


    spoon·er·ismBrE /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ 🔊 nouna mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake when saying them, often with a humorous result, for example well-boiled icicle for well-oiled bicycle 首音误置（说话时误把两个单词的首音掉换，常造成滑稽效果） ORIGIN Named after W.A. Spooner (1844–1930), the head of New College, Oxford, who was said to have made many mistakes like this when he spoke. 名称源自斯普纳 (W.A. Spooner, 1844–1930)。斯普纳曾任牛津大学新学院院长，据说他在讲话中出现过许多首音误置。