单词 | gobbledygook |
释义 | gobbledygook From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgobbledygookgob‧ble‧dy‧gook (also gobbledegook British English) /ˈɡɒbəldiɡuːk $ ˈɡɑːbəldiɡʊk, -ɡuːk/ noun [uncountable]informalUNTRUE complicated language, especially in an official or technical document, that is impossible or difficult to understand – used to show disapprovalExamples from the Corpusgobbledygook• The following is the key paragraph from the barrowload of civil service-drafted jargon and gobbledygook which Douglas dumped upon an unsuspecting House.• The extract reads as gobbledygook if it is read as a speech by one individual.• I can't understand all this legal gobbledygook.Origin gobbledygook (1900-2000) gobble |
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