题目
9. What does the rhetorical device "pun" (双关语) achieve in language?A. It makes sentences longer and more complex.B. It uses the same word to carry different meanings in the same sentence, often producing a humorous effect.C. It compares two unrelated objects directly.D. It repeats the same word for emphasis.
9. What does the rhetorical device "pun" (双关语) achieve in language?
A. It makes sentences longer and more complex.
B. It uses the same word to carry different meanings in the same sentence, often producing a humorous effect.
C. It compares two unrelated objects directly.
D. It repeats the same word for emphasis.
题目解答
答案
B. It uses the same word to carry different meanings in the same sentence, often producing a humorous effect.
解析
本题考查对修辞手法“双关语（pun）”的理解。解题思路是明确双关语的定义和特点，然后将各选项内容与双关语的定义进行对比分析。
- 选项A：双关语的主要目的并非使句子更长更复杂。双关语重点在于利用词语的多义性创造特殊效果，而不是单纯增加句子长度和复杂度，所以选项A不符合双关语的特点。
- 选项B：双关语的核心就是在同一个句子中使用同一个词来表达不同的含义，并且常常能产生幽默的效果。例如，“A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two - tired.” 这里 “tired” 既表示 “疲惫的”，又和 “two - wheeled（两个轮子的）” 发音相近，利用一词多义制造了幽默，所以选项B正确。
- 选项C：直接比较两个不相关的对象是明喻（simile）或隐喻（metaphor）的特点，并非双关语。明喻常用 “like”“as” 等词进行比较，隐喻则直接将一个事物说成另一个事物，所以选项C错误。
- 选项D：重复同一个词以强调是重复（repetition）这一修辞手法的特点，和双关语利用词语多义性的特点不同，所以选项D错误。