folk etymology
基本解释
- 通俗词源，民间词源, 词的通俗变化。
英汉例句
- Folk etymology has created the cheeseburger and the beanburger, but the first hamburgers were in fact named after the city of Hamburg.
民间词源创造了 cheeseburger 和 beanburger，但原始 hamburger 一词实际上是以德国汉堡市命名的。 - "cole slaw" becomes "cold slaw" through folk etymology
经过通俗变化，“cole slaw”一词成为“cole slaw”。 - The new folk song caught on really quickly.
这首新民歌流行得真快。 - The folk song has a good run in this area.
这支民歌在这个地区非常流行。 - The entertainers kicked off with a folk song.
表演者唱了一首民歌作为第一个表演节目。
英英字典
- an explanation for the origin of a word that is believed to be true, but is, in fact, wrong