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malaprop
noun[ C ]
USuk /ˈmæl.ə.prɒp/ us /ˈmæl.ə.prɑːp/
a malapropism: 荒唐的用词错误（同 malapropism）
On the campaign trail, he has been prone to the occasional malaprop or misstatement.在竞选活动中，他偶尔也会出现一些用词极不恰当或失言的情况。
She is always on hand to correct his malaprops.
Real feeling can sometimes sneak out in a malaprop or verbal slip.
Refreshingly plainspoken one minute, he can deploy a stream of clumsy malaprops the next.
The title, Include Me Out, is taken from a Goldwyn malaprop uttered when he was passing on a project.
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