neither fish nor fowl

短语

不伦不类,非驴非马,四不象

发音

UK /ˌnaɪðə ˈfɪʃ nɔː ˈfaʊl/
AU
UK /ˌniː-/
US /ˌnaɪðɚ ˈfɪʃ nɔɹ ˈfaʊl/
US /ˌni-/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.

    不伦不类

    非驴非马

    不三不四

    四不像

    童牛角马

    唔汤唔水

    习语

词源

Possibly a variant of neither fish, flesh, nor fowl, itself a variant of neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring which is attested from the 16th century. According to Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1895), the latter term referred to three types of food generally consumed by the different classes in society: fish by the clergy, flesh by the common people, and red herring by the poor. Thus if something was neither fish, flesh, nor red herring, it was good for no one.

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