horsefeathers

n. 胡说, 梦话

发音

US

词形变化

only 复数 horsefeathers!

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    plural of horsefeather (singular not used)

  2. 2.

    Nonsense; indicates disbelief.

    美国 委婉 仅复数

    Dismissing the rumors as "horsefeathers", he advised everybody to disregard them.

  3. 3.

    Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs.

    仅复数
  4. 4.

    Feathering strips.

    仅复数

    In summary, the record establishes that to produce horsefeathers one starts by sawing a log (longitudinally) into boards or planks, which are then likewise center resawn (longitudinally); that the original boards, as well as the center resawn boards, have at least two approximately parallel longitudinal sawed surfaces; that the resawn boards are simply resawn again longitudinally at an angle or bevel to produce horsefeathers; and that the only other sawing required is the crosscutting of the boards to length.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Indicates disbelief.

    美国 委婉

    Horsefeathers! You knew it was a bad idea and now you're just making excuses about it.

词源

The "nonsense" sense, a euphemism for horseshit, is horse + feathers, a nonexistent item as only birds have feathers. Compare hen’s teeth. The "horse hair" sense notes the similarity of that hair to bird feathers. Regarding the roofing sense, compare feathering strip and horsefeathers.

来源：wiktionary