pratfall

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fall onto the buttocks.
  2. A humiliating mistake.
  3. A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.
    — The motivational speaker started with a pratfall so he could speak about the importance of getting back up.
动词 v.
  1. To fall on to the buttocks.

词形变化

pratfalls plural prat-fall alternative pratt-fall alternative pratfalls present,singular,third-person pratfalling participle,present pratfell past pratfallen participle,past prat-fall alternative pratt-fall alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
pratfall effect

词源

词源 1
From prat + fall.
词源 2
From prat + fall.
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