blatherskite
英 ['blæðəskaɪt]***美 ['blæðɚ,skaɪt]
中文词源
- blatherskite (n.)
- c. 1650, bletherskate, in Scottish song "Maggie Lauder," which was popular with soldiers in the Continental Army in the American Revolution, hence the colloquial U.S. use for "talkative fellow, foolish talk," especially in early 19c. From blather (v.) + dialectal skite "contemptible person."
双语例句
- 1. He dismissed the blatherskite of that man.
- 他驳斥那男人的废话.
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