pa·la·ver

noun

/pəˈlɑːvə(r)/

/pəˈlɑːvər/, /pəˈlævər/

(informal)

[uncountable, singular] (British English) a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by something that is not important麻烦；琐事；忙乱 synonym fuss
- What's all the palaver about?这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？
- What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa!申请新签证真烦死人了！
[uncountable] (North American English) talk that does not have any meaning空话；废话 synonym nonsense
- He's talking palaver.他在信口开河。

Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’, from para- ‘beside’ + bolē ‘a throw’ (from the verb ballein).

单词	palaver
释义	pa·la·ver noun /pəˈlɑːvə(r)/ /pəˈlɑːvər/, /pəˈlævər/ (informal) [uncountable, singular] (British English) a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by something that is not important麻烦；琐事；忙乱 synonym fuss What's all the palaver about?这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么？ What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa!申请新签证真烦死人了！ [uncountable] (North American English) talk that does not have any meaning空话；废话 synonym nonsense He's talking palaver.他在信口开河。 Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’, from para- ‘beside’ + bolē ‘a throw’ (from the verb ballein).
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