| 单词 | motley |
| 释义 | motley['mɒtli]a. 杂色的, 穿杂色衣的, 杂乱的, 混杂的n. 杂色, 杂色衣服, 混杂, 小丑 motley mot.ley AHD: [m¼t“l¶] D.J. [6mKtli8]K.K. [6m$tli]adj.（形容词）1. Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous:混杂的：具有大量不同种类或由不同成份组成的；异质的：“Most Ivy League freshman classes are chosen from a motley collection of constituencies . . . and a bare majority of entering students can honestly be called scholars”(&b{New York Times})See Synonyms at &b{miscellaneous} “常春藤联合会的大部分新成员选自于五花八门的候选人集合体…而且有过半数的新生简直可以被称作学者”(纽约时报)参见 miscellaneous2. Having many colors; variegated; parti-colored:多色的：有许多颜色的；杂色的；多色的：a motley tunic.迷彩服n.（名词） 【复数】 mot.leys 1. The parti-colored attire of a court jester.宫廷小丑穿的杂色彩衣2. A heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements.混杂物：有各种成份的、通常有不协调成份的混合物语源:1. Middle English motlei [variegated cloth, variegated] 中古英语 motlei [杂色布，杂色的] 2. probably Anglo-Norman 可能为 英法语 3. probably from Middle English mot [speck] * see mote 1可能源自 中古英语 mot [污点] *参见 mote1 Motley Mot.ley AHD: [m¼t“l¶] John Lothrop (1814-1877) D.J. [6mKtli8]K.K. [6m$tli]NONE（无词性）American historian and diplomat whose written works includeThe Rise of the Dutch Republic (1856). 马特利，约翰·洛斯罗普：(1814-1877) 美国历史学家和外交家，著作有《荷兰共和国的兴起》 （1856年）等 |
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