- syllepsis (n.)[syllepsis 词源字典]
- use of a word at once in both a literal and metaphoric sense, 1570s, from Late Latin syllepsis, from assimilated form of Greek syn "together" (see syn-) + lepsis "a taking," related to lambanein (see analemma). Related: Sylleptic.[syllepsis etymology, syllepsis origin, 英语词源]