tmesis
noun /ˈtmiːsɪs/, /təˈmiːsɪs/
/təˈmiːsɪs/
[uncountable, countable] (plural tmeses
(linguistics /ˈtmiːsiːz/, /təˈmiːsiːz/
/təˈmiːsiːz/
)- 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 词源mid 16th cent.: from Greek tmēsis ‘cutting’, from temnein ‘to cut’.