motley
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈmɒt.li]
- 美式音标 [ˈmɑːt.li]
- 国际音标 ['mɔtli]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 杂色的;混杂的
- n. 混杂物;(小丑的)杂色衣服
- n. (Motley) (美、英、加)莫特利(人名)
词根记忆
- mot(=mote微粒) + ley→各种微粒混合→混杂的
- mot(=mote,微粒) + ley→各种微粒混合→混杂的
英汉例句
- The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。 - His friends were a motley crew.
他的朋友三教九流全有. - The volunteers seem a motley crew.
志愿者里似乎什么人都有。 - The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。 - His friends were a motley crew.
他的朋友三教九流全有.
英英字典
- consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together
- You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different.