babble
英 ['b?b(?)l]
美 ['b?bl]
- vi. 喋喋不休；呀呀學(xué)語(yǔ)；作潺潺聲
- vt. 含糊不清地說(shuō)；泄露
- n. 含糊不清的話；胡言亂語(yǔ)；潺潺聲
助記提示
1. 區(qū)別：bubble, babble.
2. babble 是由擬聲詞根*ba-(模擬小孩咿啞學(xué)語(yǔ)言的聲音)演變而來(lái)，由此兩個(gè)詞就區(qū)分開了。
3. bubble 也應(yīng)該是擬聲詞，由*bo-(對(duì)應(yīng)漢語(yǔ)為：啵，啵；就是模擬吹氣泡發(fā)出的聲音)擬聲詞根演變而來(lái)，然后元音降級(jí)（-o- => -u-）而得。
4. Babble：可能來(lái)自Babel，圣經(jīng)中的巴別塔，一座人類建造通往天庭的塔，上帝為阻止人類的企圖而混雜了人類的語(yǔ)言，使人類無(wú)法合作。所以引申為聲音、語(yǔ)言的嘈雜。而babble（說(shuō)傻話，牙牙學(xué)語(yǔ)）也是語(yǔ)言上的混亂不清。聯(lián)想：從巴別塔Babel上下來(lái)的人都說(shuō)傻話babble。----說(shuō)蠢話，牙牙學(xué)語(yǔ)。
中文詞源
英文詞源
- babble (v.)
- mid-13c., babeln "to prattle, chatter," akin to other Western European words for stammering and prattling (cognates: Swedish babbla, Old French babillier) attested from the same era, some of which probably were borrowed from others, but etymologists cannot now determine which were original. Probably imitative of baby-talk, in any case (compare Latin babulus "babbler," Greek barbaros "non-Greek-speaking"). "No direct connexion with Babel can be traced; though association with that may have affected the senses" [OED]. Meaning "to repeat oneself incoherently, speak foolishly" is attested from c. 1400. Related: Babbled; babbler; babbling; babblement.
- babble (n.)
- "idle talk," c. 1500, from babble (v.). In 16c., commonly in reduplicated form bibble-babble.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They began to curse and shout in a babble of languages.
- 他們開始用不同的語(yǔ)言嘰里咕嚕地謾罵吵嚷起來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. a babble of voices
- 人聲嘈雜
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.
- 隔壁的車廂隔間里不間歇的嘈雜談話聲讓我們都很氣惱.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Kemp knocked loudly so as to be heard above the high babble of voices.
- 肯普大聲敲著，好讓人們?cè)谝黄呗曅轮新牭剿穆曇簟?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. I heard, even over the babble of the crowd, a sharp, shocked intake of breath.
- 即便人聲鼎沸，我還是聽到有人猛地倒抽一口冷氣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句