spoonerism
剑桥词典
- a mistake made when speaking in which the first sounds of two words are exchanged with each other to produce a not intended and usually funny meaning
首音误置,首音互换(说话时误将两个单词的首音调换,常会造成滑稽效果)
The Reverend William Spooner used to produce spoonerisms such as "a scoop of boy trouts" instead of what he meant to say - "a troop of boy scouts ". 威廉•斯普纳牧师过去说话时常将首音误置,如本来想说 a troop of boy scouts,却说成 a scoop of boy trouts。 返回 spoonerism