blather
blather1词源 1
/ˈblæðə(r)/
词源链
- 英语English
blather
词源说明
From Middle English bletheren, bloderen, from Old Norse blaðra (“to speak inarticulately, talk nonsense”). Cognate with Scots blether, bladder, bledder (“to blather”), dialectal German bladdern (“to talk nonsense, blather”), Norwegian bladra (“to babble, speak imperfectly”), Icelandic blaðra (“to twaddle”), Swedish pladdra (“to blather”).
释义
动词verb
- 1(intransitive, derogatory) To talk rapidly without making much sense.
- 2(transitive, derogatory) To say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.
名词
blather2词源 2
释义
名词noun
- 1Obsolete form of bladder.