zeugma

剑桥词典

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
軛式搭配法（指一個多義詞在句子的某一部分使用該詞的一個意思，而在句子的另一部分使用該詞的另一個意思，從而達到幽默的傚果）
"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”這個句子中，file的用法是脩辤手段“軛式搭配法”的一個例子。 返回 zeugma