pell-mell

英 [ˌpelˈmel]      美 [ˌpelˈmel]
  • n. 混乱;杂乱;乱七八糟
  • adj. 混乱的;杂乱的
  • adv. 混乱地;乱七八糟地
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将“pell-mell”想象为两个类似的词“pelt”和“meal”的组合。记住“pelt”意味着猛烈地扔东西,而“meal”是一顿饭。将这两个动作想象成无序、混乱地进行,就像是一群人在热烈地扔食物,场面混乱至极,从而形成“pell-mell”这个词,表示混乱、不加区分地冲撞或行动。

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pell-mell 匆忙,仓促

此处pell为mell韵律重复词,来自古法语mesler,混合,混乱,来自拉丁语miscere,混合,词源同miscellany,mix.引申词义混乱的,匆忙的,仓促的。

pell-mell (adv.)
"confusedly," 1570s, from Middle French pêle-mêle, from Old French pesle mesle (12c.), apparently a jingling rhyme on the second element, which is from the stem of the verb mesler "to mix, mingle" (see meddle). Phonetic French form pelly melly is attested in English from mid-15c.
1. They all pell - melled out of that river.
他们全从那条河仓促地上了岸.
2. They pell - melled the dead with the living all in one kirk.
他们把死人和活人乱七八糟地混放在一个教堂里.
3. The money saved will help expand and strengthen the federal Pell Grant program.
节省下来的这些钱将用于扩大和加强联邦佩尔助学金计划的实施.

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