单词 | parrotese |
释义 | > as lemmasparroˈtese parroˈtese n. the language of parrots. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > meaningless repetition lip-labour?1548 lip-labouring1549 hibber-gibber1593 lip-work1631 echolalia1885 parrotese1889 rhubarb1919 1889 F. M. Müller Nat. Relig. xiv. 361 The parrot never speaks parrotese. 2001 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 28 July 11 What, if there is any, is the language of parrots? Malay? German? Or ‘Parrotese’? < as lemmas |
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