- metaphrastic (adj.)
[metaphrastic 词源字典]
- 1778, from Greek metaphrastikos "paraphrastic," from metaphrasis "paraphrase," from metaphrazein "to paraphrase, translate," from meta- (see meta-) + phrazein "to show, tell" (see phrase (n.)). Related: metaphrastically (1570s).[metaphrastic etymology, metaphrastic origin, 英语词源]