psychobabble

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n. <美口>心理呓语

发音

UK /ˈsaɪkəʊbab(ə)l/

词形变化

psychobabbled psychobabbles 三单 psychobabbles psychobabbling psychobabbling 现在分词 psychobabbled 过去式 psychobabbled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when used pretentiously to discuss mundane issues.

    贬义 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To speak or converse using this kind of jargon.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

jargon

词源

From psycho- + babble. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen. See cite below.

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