play on words
常见例句
- So Fourth became Forth, a nicer play on words anyway.
所以 Fourth 就变成 Forth 了 反正是个不错的文字游戏. - It is not only a play on words but also an effective rhetorical method which is widely used.
它不仅仅是一种文字游戏，还是一种有效的修辞方式，广泛地运用于各种文体中。 - Some of the pieces in the 'minimiam' collection are a comical play on words
一些“微型”的作品，说起来像是一场戏剧表演 - It is a play on words in Korean meaning good reply.
- But have you ever heard of the word "pun", a play on words?
WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing - So, it's kind of a play on words in his - a play on words - a creative word play that he was doing here.
NPR: Getting 'The Message' from Hip-Hop Lyrics - The term is a play on words, of course, and an example of the old marketing trick of avoiding the baggage of one phrase by inventing another.
FORBES: A New Kind of Distance Learning 返回 play on words