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eggcorn

/ˈɛɡkɔɹn/ /ˈɛɡkɔːn/

Meanings

noun

谐音误用,语音相似的错误,望文生义.

Examples :

"My daughter's confusion of "old-timers' disease" for "Alzheimer's disease" is a classic example of an eggcorn. "
我女儿把 "alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆症)" 误说成 "old-timers' disease (老人们的疾病)",这正是“谐音误用”的一个典型例子,也就是一种典型的“望文生义”错误。