tmesis

noun

/ˈtmiːsɪs/, /təˈmiːsɪs/

/təˈmiːsɪs/

[uncountable, countable]

(plural tmeses

/ˈtmiːsiːz/, /təˈmiːsiːz/

/təˈmiːsiːz/

)

(linguistics语言学)

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the use of a word or words in the middle of another word, for example ‘abso-bloody-lutely’分割插入法（在词的中间插入其他词，如 abso-bloody-lutely）；插词
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’.