gobbledygook

n. 官样文章

发音

US /ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/

词形变化

gobbledygooks 复数 gobbledygooks

别名

gobbledegoo gobbledegook gobblygook garbley gook

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.

    天书

    非正式 不可数
  2. 2.

    Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

    非正式 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

First attested in a memo by US Representative (Texas) Maury Maverick dated March 30, 1944, banning "gobbledygook language". Apparently coined in imitation of the sounds made by a turkey.

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