motlier, motliest
incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate（外观, 特征）混杂的, 杂乱的：a motley crew of discontents and zealots.
一群三教九流的不满现实者和狂热分子。
1
- usu. in sing. an incongruous mixture混杂物：
a motley of interacting interest groups.
一群杂乱的互相影响的利益集团。
2
- mass noun historical the particoloured costume of a jester〈史〉（小丑的）杂色彩衣：
life-size mannequins in full motley.
真人大小、穿着杂色彩衣的人体模型。
词源
late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately related to MOTE.