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单词 bavardage
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Definition of bavardage in English:

bavardage

noun ˌbavɑːˈdɑːʒbavaʀdaʒˌbavərˈdäZH
mass noun
  • Idle gossip.

    a bore whose bavardage could easily unsettle one's reason
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such bavardage (foolish chatter) is not getting us anywhere; this is supposed to be a review of the past 12 months of football madness.
    • Much bavardage occurs in which Celia gets the keys to Silas's car and spits in his face about his total worthlessness.
    • Thus, the public - and the academy - is assaulted with abstract social work or political bavardage that is alien, irrelevant, and unreal.
    Synonyms
    tittle-tattle, tattle, rumour, rumours, whispers, stories, tales, canards, titbits

Origin

French, from bavarder 'to chatter', from bavard 'talkative', from bave 'drivel'.

 
 

Definition of bavardage in US English:

bavardage

nounˌbavərˈdäZH
  • Idle gossip; chitchat.

    a bore whose bavardage could easily unsettle one's reason
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus, the public - and the academy - is assaulted with abstract social work or political bavardage that is alien, irrelevant, and unreal.
    • Such bavardage (foolish chatter) is not getting us anywhere; this is supposed to be a review of the past 12 months of football madness.
    • Much bavardage occurs in which Celia gets the keys to Silas's car and spits in his face about his total worthlessness.
    Synonyms
    tittle-tattle, tattle, rumour, rumours, whispers, stories, tales, canards, titbits

Origin

French, from bavarder ‘to chatter’, from bavard ‘talkative’, from bave ‘drivel’.

 
 
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