balderdash
英 [ˈbɔːl.də.dæʃ]
美 [ˈbɑːl.dɚ.dæʃ]
将“balderdash”拆解为“balder”和“dash”。想象“balder”是指一个光秃秃(秃顶)的人(因为“balder”是北欧神话中光之神巴尔德尔的名字),而“dash”代表他在生气地四处走动。将这个秃顶的人的愤怒行为想象成是荒谬的言论或者无意义的行为,这样可以帮助记忆“balderdash”意为“胡言乱语”或“无稽之谈”。
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balderdash 胡说balder, 拟声词,形容喧闹的声音。dash, 冲。
- balderdash (n.)
- 1590s, of unknown origin; originally a jumbled mix of liquors (milk and beer, beer and wine, etc.), transferred 1670s to "senseless jumble of words." From dash; first element perhaps cognate with Danish balder "noise, clatter" (see boulder).
- 1. You must be! Running us all out of business, they say. Balderdash!
- 一定是! 他们说尽力做好我们的生意. 胡扯!