flibbertigibbet

英 [,flɪbətɪ'dʒɪbɪt] 美 ['flɪbɚtɪdʒɪbɪt]
  • n. 饶舌的人;轻浮的人;不负责任

中文词源


flibbertigibbet 轻浮的人

无意义拟声词,闲扯,无聊。比较flimflam, gibber.

英文词源


flibbertigibbet (n.)
1540s, "chattering gossip, flighty woman," probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking; as the name of a devil or fiend it dates from c. 1600 (together with Frateretto, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto). OED lists 15 spellings and thinks flibbergib is the original.

双语例句


1. But I think you a horrid old – old flibbertigibbet.
但我认为你是个可怕的老人,刷贫嘴的老头儿.

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