单词 | patter |
释义 | pat·ter 2 (pătər) v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters v.intr. 1. To speak or chatter glibly and rapidly. 2. To mumble prayers in a mechanical manner. v.tr. To utter in a glib, rapid, or mechanical manner. n. 1. The jargon of a particular group; cant. 2. Glib rapid speech, as of an auctioneer, salesperson, or comedian. 3. Meaningless talk; chatter. [Middle English pateren, shortening and alteration of paternoster, paternoster (from the mechanical and rapid recitation of the prayer); see PATERNOSTER.] patter·er n. |
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