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单词 eurobabble
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Eurobabble
Eurobabble n.
Brit. /ˈjʊərə(ʊ)ˌbabl/
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/ˈjɔːrə(ʊ)ˌbabl/
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U.S. /ˈjəroʊˌbæb(ə)l/
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/ˈjʊroʊˌbæb(ə)l/
colloquial (depreciative) impenetrable jargon or meaningless talk relating to or emanating from the European Union (and formerly the European Economic Community); cf. Eurospeak n.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > professional
cant1684
grimgribber1786
gobbledygook1944
bafflegab1952
Eurobabble1983
1983 Internat. Affairs 60 120 The greyer skills of those rendering an endless mileage of words into Unospeak or Eurobabble.
1990 Times 27 Apr. 13/2 No matter that the Kohl–Mitterand accords might amount to no more than Eurobabble.
2001 Independent 18 July ii. 5/1 We need plain language..not Eurobabble understood only by an élite.
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