zeugma

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a use of language in which a word that has more than one meaning is used with one meaning in one part of a sentence and with a different meaning in another part of the sentence , usually in order to produce a humorous effect
轭式搭配法（指一个多义词在句子的某一部分使用该词的一个意思，而在句子的另一部分使用该词的另一个意思，从而达到幽默的效果）
"She filed her nails and then she filed a complaint against her boss " is an example of the figure of speech known as zeugma. 在“She filed her nails and then she filed a complaint against her boss”这个句子中，file的用法是修辞手段“轭式搭配法”的一个例子。 返回 zeugma