mum·bo jum·bo
noun/ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/
/ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)- language or a ceremony that seems complicated and important but is actually without real sense or meaning
繁琐严肃但无意义的语言（或仪式）；繁文缛节；胡言乱语 - religious/medical/bureaucratic mumbo jumbo
宗教/医疗/官僚胡言乱语 - I won’t have anything to do with spiritualism, ghosts and all that mumbo jumbo.
我不会与招魂术、鬼魂和所有那些胡言乱语有任何关系。
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Word Originmid 18th cent. (as Mumbo Jumbo, denoting a supposed African idol): of unknown origin; the current sense dates from the late 19th cent. - religious/medical/bureaucratic mumbo jumbo