| 释义 |
rig·ma·role /ˈrɪɡmərəʊl/
n.
1. 胡言乱语；冗长的废话
She told me some rigmarole or other about having lost her keys. 她向我拉拉杂杂说了一大堆关于丢失钥匙的事。
I still remember a nursery rigmarole that says “This is the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.” 我还记得一则幼时学语的绕口令： “这只老鼠吃了存放在杰克建起的房子里的麦芽。”
2. 繁琐费时的手续
I've just finished telling him how to do it and now you want me to go through all that rigmarole again. 我刚对他讲完这事该怎么做，而你却要我把这一大套程序从头至尾再说一遍。
the whole rigmarole of filling out application forms, getting people to write letters of recommendation, and taking several tests 填写报名单找人写推荐信以及接受几次测验这一整套的繁琐程序
[变体 <ME rageman rolle list¹, catalog;? 中世纪戏剧赛会使用的人物表，每一人物介绍均用韵文套语起首： Ragemon le bon Ragman the good] |