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单词 potpourri
释义 pot·pour·ri
\|pōpə|rē sometimes pätˈpu̇rē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French pot pourri (translation of Spanish olla podrida), from pot + pourri rotten, past participle of pourrir to rot, from Latin putrescere — more at potage, putrescent
1. : olla podrida 1
2. : a jar of flower petals mixed with spices and used for scent or perfume
3.
 a. : a series of melodies arranged or played in succession : medley
  < a potpourri of songs, sketches, parodies, and ballets — Hollis Alpert >
  < potpourri of familiar American cowboy tunes — Winthrop Sargeant >
 b. : a group or collection of miscellaneous literary productions
  < a potpourri of stories, sketches, poetry, and drama — H.M.Gloster >
 c. : a general mixture of often disparate or unrelated materials or subject matter
  < a potpourri of ancient history, Asiatic lore, current power politics, violent adventure — Linton Wells >
  < the potpourri of dreams, barbarities, intrigues, wars and personalities that went into the … new empire — H.C.Wolfe >
  < a potpourri of miscellaneous observations and reflections on his travels — Barrington Moore >
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