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folk etymology folk etymology 也作 folk-et.y.mol.o.gy AHD: [f½k”µt-…-m¼l“…-j¶] D.J. [7f*&ket*6mKl*d9i8]K.K. [7fokWt*6m$l*d9i]n.（名词）A change in the form of a word or phrase resulting from a mistaken assumption about its composition or meaning, as inshamefaced for earlier shamfast, “bound by shame,” or cutlet from French côtelette, “little rib.” 通俗词源：由于对词、短语的构成或意义上的错误假定导致的其形式上的变化，如 shamefaced 早期是 shamfast , 意为“受羞愧约束的”，或 cutlet 从法语 c?telette 来，意为“小排骨” |