higgledy-piggledy
短语a. 乱七八糟的, 杂乱无章的 adv. 乱七八糟地, 杂乱无章地
发音
US
/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/
词形变化
higgledy-piggledies
复数
more higgledy-piggledy
比较级
most higgledy-piggledy
最高级
别名
higgledypiggledy
hoggledy-piggledy
hoggledy-poggledy
huggledy-piggledy
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A disordered jumble; a confusion.
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A double-dactyl; a short poem with eight lines in dactylic meter.
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2.
Any of various word games using rhyming compounds or dactylic words or phrases.
adj.
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1.
In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.
俚语I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.
adv.
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1.
In a confused, disordered, or random way.
俚语
词汇关系
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词源
A reduplicated rhyming compound. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible link to pig, since the animals huddle in irregular groups, but notes that the connection is uncertain. First use appears c. 1598. The first part of the old alternative form, hoggledy-piggledy, may derive from the archaic Welsh hogldy, a hovel.
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