palaver

n. 谈判, 交涉, 洽商, 废话, 奉承 vi. 唠叨, 拍马屁, 交涉, 用花言巧语骗人 vt. 笼络, 哄骗

发音

UK /pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/
AU

词形变化

palavering palavers 复数 palavered palavers 三单 palavers palavering 现在分词 palavered 过去式 palavered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A village council meeting.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.

    加拿大 美国 古体 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.

    可数 不可数

    What a palaver!

    What's the good of going through all this palaver of giving very small sums to very obscure charities?

  4. 4.

    A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    Disagreement.

    可数 非正式 不可数

    I have no palaver with him.

  6. 6.

    Talk intended to deceive.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To discuss with much talk.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To flatter.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

rhetoric hot air blandishment cajolery empty words

上位词 6

nonsense bunk flattery meaninglessness hokum nonsensicality
动词

同义词 10

chatter clack coax blab blabber sweet-talk tattle prattle blarney cajole

上位词 8

talk speak mouth persuade utter parley verbalize verbalise

下位词 9

bully swagger babble softsoap blather blether blither browbeat smatter

相关短语

palaver sauce palaver hut palaver huts

词源

Originally nautical slang, from Portuguese palavra (“word”), from Late Latin parabola (“parable, speech”). The term's use (especially in Africa) mimics the evolution of the word moot. As such, for sense development, see moot. Doublet of parable, parole, and parabola.

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