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单词 jabberwocky
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Definition of jabberwocky in English:

jabberwocky

nounPlural jabberwockiesˈdʒabəˌwɒkiˈjabərˌwäkē
mass noun
  • Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.

    胡言乱语;无意义的话

    the translation was slow and full of jabberwocky
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Herrera's portmanteau style and ludic impulse constitute a form of visual jabberwocky, in which the familiar is confidently manipulated and destabilized.
    • Penelope describes what this means and the agony and pleasure of streams of jabberwocky issuing forth from a man of words.
    • They don't want jabberwocky or gobbledegook going full bore.
    • What sounds meaningful reads like jabberwocky.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the title of a nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (1871).

Definition of jabberwocky in US English:

jabberwocky

nounˈjabərˌwäkē
  • Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.

    胡言乱语;无意义的话

    the translation was slow and full of jabberwocky
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Herrera's portmanteau style and ludic impulse constitute a form of visual jabberwocky, in which the familiar is confidently manipulated and destabilized.
    • They don't want jabberwocky or gobbledegook going full bore.
    • What sounds meaningful reads like jabberwocky.
    • Penelope describes what this means and the agony and pleasure of streams of jabberwocky issuing forth from a man of words.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the title of a nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (1871).

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