| 单词 | jabberwocky |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈjabberwocky ˈjabberwocky n. invented language, meaningless language, nonsensical behaviour; also as adj., nonsensical, meaningless, topsy-turvy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] jargon1340 gibberishc1557 fustiana1593 hibber-gibber1593 rabble?1593 gabbling1599 rantum-scantum1599 ribble-rabble1601 gabble1602 High Dutch1602 Greek1603 baragouin1614 galimatias1653 riddle-me-ree1678 clink-clank1679 Hebrew1705 alieniloquy1727 jabber1735 mumbo-jumbo1738 gibbering1786 rigmarole1809 gibber1832 rigmarolery1833 Babelism1834 jargoning1837 barrikin1851 abracadabra1867 double Dutch1876 jabberwock1902 jabberwocky1908 jibber-jabber1922 mumbo-jumbery1923 mumbo1931 double-talk1938 garbology1944 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [adjective] gibberish1598 inarticulate1603 unarticulate1603 hi cockalorum1783 jargonal1831 jabberwocky1908 1908 Daily Chron. 10 Apr. 4/7 Those exceptional modern folk who write with equal ease in the ordinary left-to-right manner and in ‘Jabberwocky’ fashion..right to left. 1926 Glasgow Herald 7 Oct. 5 From ‘Jabberwocky’ it is but a short step to the old-fashioned nursery-rhyme. 1931 E. Wilson Axel's Castle vi. 227 The dreaming mind does not usually speak—and when it does, it is more likely to express itself in the looking-glass language of ‘Jabberwocky’ than in anything resembling ordinary speech. 1939 Times 25 Feb. 15/5 It is all very Jabberwocky, and so far the writers of the movement [surrealism] have the advantage of the artists. 1953 H. Miller Plexus (1963) ii. 57 Realizing in a short time that I was not in the least interested in all this jabberwocky, and thinking of Mona waiting for me to lunch with her, I suddenly interrupted him. 1964 A. Swinson Six Minutes to Sunset vi. 126 Sometimes, to confuse the issue,..he would indulge in his own subtle form of jabberwocky. 1970 J. Fleming Young Man, I think you're Dying xii. 164 He was going to wear her down, intimidate her, tame and train her to obey, and a whole lot of other jabberwocky which he couldn't..remember now. 1972 Collector's Guide Aug. 12/1 (advt.) Worcester first period teapot stand ‘Jabberwocky pattern’. < as lemmas |
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