wordplay

英 [ˈwɜːdpleɪ]

美 [ˈwɜːrdpleɪ]

n.  巧妙的应答; 双关语

BNC.44491 / COCA.25821

牛津词典

noun

• 巧妙的应答；双关语
  making jokes by using words in a clever or amusing way, especially by using a word that has two meanings, or different words that sound the same

柯林斯词典

• 双关语;文字游戏
  Wordplayinvolves making jokes by using the meanings of words in an amusing or clever way.

英英释义

noun

• a humorous play on words
  1. I do it for the pun of it
  2. his constant punning irritated her
  Synonym:punpunningparonomasia

双语例句

• Or if you use wordplay or pop culture, it's very difficult for a computer to figure out.
  或者你使用俏皮话或者流行文化，那么电脑就很难做出来了。
• During the oracular sessions, the Pythia spoke in an altered voice and tended to chant her responses, indulging in wordplay and puns.
  皮媞亚会以一种不同于平常的声音传达神谕，并倾向以吟咏的方式回应，说出的尽是暧昧的文字游戏与双关语。
• Much of the play's humour derives from the witty wordplay between the lovers.
  这部戏的大部分幽默来自情人间诙谐巧妙的对话。
• And they use wordplay, which is obviously very difficult for a computer.
  还用了很多俏皮话，显然这对电脑来说太难了。
• He proved to be a very fine writer, a master of short stories and conceptual wordplay.
  事实证明，他是一位非常优秀的作家，善于讲短故事、巧妙地利用概念上的文字双关。
• Two of the world's favorite activities soccer and wordplay are in the news this week.
  世界上最受喜爱的两大活动，足球和双关语成为本周新闻。
• I thought it was just a little game, a wordplay thing he was doing for the moment, Mr. Owens said.
  我觉得这是个小游戏，是他一时兴起的文字游戏之类的，欧文斯说。
• The games of words include wordplay, puns, anagrams, language play and so on.
  多种游戏包括：文字游戏、双关、字谜游戏和语言游戏等。
• The paper examines the discourse formation of children's literature with the "wordplay" theory, disclosing the interaction of "childishness" and "adultness" therein.
  本文以语言游戏理论来检验儿童文学的话语形态，揭示其中童年性与成年性的交互作用。
• Thats the most ridiculous part of this: [ wordplay] is so much part and parcel of Chinese heritage, said David Moser, academic director for CET Chinese studies at Beijing Capital Normal University.
  北京首都师范大学的汉语研究专家戴维莫泽说：这有点可笑，因为（文字游戏）恰恰是中华传统的一部分。