- zeugma (n.)
[zeugma 词源字典]
- 1580s, "a single word (usually a verb or adjective) made to refer to two or more nouns in a sentence" (but properly applying to only one of them), from Greek zeugma, "a zeugma; that which is used for joining; boat bridge," literally "a yoking," from zeugnynai "to yoke" (see jugular).[zeugma etymology, zeugma origin, 英语词源]