piffle
英 ['p?f(?)l]
美['p?fl]
- n. 傻事；廢話
- vi. 講廢話；做無聊事；胡扯
- int. 胡扯！
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
piffle 胡說大氣，胡言亂語
來自擬聲詞根piff-,吹氣聲，詞源同puff,-le,表反復(fù)。引申詞義胡吹大氣，胡言亂語。
英文詞源
- piffle (v.)
- 1847, of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of trifle, by influence of piddle, etc. Or perhaps imitative of a puff of air, with diminutive suffix -el (2). As a noun by 1890.
雙語例句
- 1. He talks such a load of piffle.
- 他滿嘴胡說八道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The entire report was piffle from beginning to end.
- 整個(gè)報(bào)告從頭至尾廢話連篇.
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