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motley

英 ['mɒtlɪ] 美 ['mɑtli]

解释

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

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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.

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例句和用法

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。

2. His friends were a motley crew.: 他的朋友三教九流全有.

3. The volunteers seem a motley crew.: 志愿者里似乎什么人都有。

4. The motley company had increased to ten.: 这群乌合之众已经增加到了十个人.

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.