motley
英 ['mɒtlɪ]
美 ['mɑtli]
- adj. 杂色的；混杂的；五颜六色的
- n. 混杂；杂色衣服；小丑
- n. (Motley)人名；(英)莫特利
助记提示
1. mottle <==> motley.
2. 同源词：mote => motley, mottle.
中文词源
motley 混杂的，杂色的缩写自盎格鲁法语motteley,混杂的，可能来自mote,尘埃，微粒。即像尘埃一样的，引申词义混杂的，杂色的。
英文词源
- motley (adj.)
- late 14c., "parti-colored" (originally of fabric), from Anglo-French motteley, probably from Old English mot "speck" (see mote). But Klein's sources say probably from Gaulish. "Diversified in color," especially of a fool's dress. Hence, allusively, "a fool" (1600). As a noun meaning "cloth of mixed color" from late 14c.
双语例句
- 1. The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
- 屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. His friends were a motley crew.
- 他的朋友三教九流全有.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The volunteers seem a motley crew.
- 志愿者里似乎什么人都有。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The motley company had increased to ten.
- 这群乌合之众已经增加到了十个人.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.
- 不多一会儿,屋子里便挤满了形形**的来开会的人.
来自辞典例句