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词组 Humpty Dumpty language
释义 Humpty Dumpty language
noun
any word or vocabulary given an unusual or eccentric sense by the user UK
Derives from Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), 1871: “‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.’”.
  • Unfortunately Forth is a Humpty Dumpty language, where you define words to mean exactly what you want them to mean. — The Guardian, 26 July 1984
  • The Humpty Dumpty language demonstrates that. Redefining a problem is not the same as solving it. It merely allows the perceived problem to be used to justify a predetermined answer. — Durango Herald, 5 May 2004
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