helter-skelter
英 [ˌhel.təˈskel.tər]
美 [ˌhel.t̬ɚˈskel.t̬ɚ]
- n. 狼狈;慌张
- adv. 匆忙地;混乱地
- adj. 仓促忙乱的;杂乱的
helter-skelter 游乐场的螺旋滑梯词源不详,helter为 skelter的韵律构词。可能来自skel-,弯,转,词源同scoliosis,isosceles.由弯,转引申词义螺旋滑梯。
- helter-skelter (adv.)
- also helter skelter, 1590s, perhaps from skelte "to hasten, scatter hurriedly," with the first element there merely for the sake of rhyme. As an adjective from 1785.