英语词汇“mumbo jumbo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	mumbo jumbo
释义	mum·bo jum·bo \ˈməm(ˌ)bōˈjəm(ˌ)bō\ noun (plural mumbo jumbos) Etymology: perhaps from Mandingo mama dyumbo, from mama ancestor + dyumbo pompon, wearer of a pompon 1. usually capitalized M&J a. : an idol or deity held to have been worshiped by various African peoples b. : an object of superstitious homage and fear 2. a. : a complicated observance that is often ritualistic and accompanied by elaborate trappings < spell woven by the mumbo jumbo of a ritual and the glamour of regalia — C.W.Ferguson > < the mumbo jumbo of the … coronation — Victoria Sackville-West > b. : complicated and sometimes purposeless activity intended to obscure and confuse < the exchange of notes is not mere diplomatic mumbo jumbo — Time > < personal combat is not mumbo jumbo — J.V.Grombach > 3. : language that is unnecessarily involved and difficult to understand : gibberish < created a mumbo jumbo beyond … many a lawyer to translate — Stuart Chase > < professional mumbo jumbo of much of our scholarly writing — P.G.Hoffman >
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