informal <非正式>
mass noun
1- prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion连篇废话; 空谈：
mucking around with finances and all that palaver.
胡扯一些有关财政情况之类的空话。
1.1
- count noun dated a parley or improvised conference between two sides〈旧〉谈判; 交涉。
词源
mid 18th cent. （in the sense 'a talk between tribespeople and traders'）： from Portuguese palavra 'word'， from Latin parabola 'comparison' （see PARABLE ）.