motley

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a. 杂色的, 穿杂色衣的, 杂乱的, 混杂的 n. 杂色, 杂色衣服, 混杂, 小丑

发音

UK /ˈmɒtli/
其它
US /ˈmɑtli/

词形变化

motleys 复数 motleys motleyed motleying motleys 三单 motleying 现在分词 motleyed 过去式 motleyed 过去分词 more motley 比较级 motleyer motleyest motlier motliest motlier 比较级 motleyer 比较级 most motley 最高级 motliest 最高级 motleyest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An incongruous mixture.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A jester's multicoloured clothes.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A jester; a fool.

    可数 比喻 引申义 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To give something a patchwork appearance.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make something multicolored, variegated, or diverse in character.

    比喻 及物 引申义
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.

  2. 2.

    Having many colours; variegated.

    五颜六色

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

variety mixture assortment potpourri smorgasbord miscellanea miscellany mixed bag salmagundi

上位词 9

material collection cloth fabric garment textile accumulation aggregation assemblage

下位词 10

range selection sampler odds and ends alphabet soup farrago gallimaufry grab bag hodgepodge hotchpotch
动词

同义词 2

vary variegate

上位词 9

color colour diversify color in colorise colorize colour in colourise colourize

下位词 2

checker chequer
形容词

同义词 10

mixed painted pied assorted calico miscellaneous sundry multi-coloured multicolor multicolored

近义相关 6

colored colorful coloured colourful heterogeneous heterogenous

相关短语

motley crew motley fool [网络] 彩衣傻瓜；彩衣弄臣；傻瓜投资指南 motley crews motley fools motley iron Motley County

词源

From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.

来源：wiktionary