motley 详细解释
motley
['mɔtli]
adj.杂色的, 混杂的
n.杂色,杂色衣服,混杂,小丑
a.
1. 杂色的, 五颜六色的
2. 穿杂色衣的
3. 混杂的, 杂多的
a motley collection of junk
一堆各式各样的废旧杂物
a motley group
混杂的一群人
n.
1. 杂色布; (小丑穿的)杂色花衣[U]
wear motley
扮演小丑
2. 小丑, 丑角[C]
3. 混杂物[S][(+of)]
a motley of political views
形形色色的政治观点
词形变化
名词复数: motleys |
词义辨析
同义:
a.混杂的; 杂色的
英英释义
名词 motley:
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
同义词：assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri
a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
动词 motley:
make something more diverse and varied
make motley; color with different colors
同义词：parti-color
形容词 motley:
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)- I.A.Richards
同义词：assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
同义词：calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
补充
motleymotley英:[ˈmɔtli] 美:[ˈmɑtli]adj.1.混杂的His friends were a motley crew.他的朋友三教九流全有。2.杂色的; 五颜六色的例句
1. a motley collection of computers一堆什么型号都有的计算机 2. We were a motley crew; myself, the GP, the plasterer, a painter and decorator from East London, his trainee accountant son.我们这伙人包括我自己、全科医生、泥水匠、来自东伦敦的粉刷装修匠和他当实习会计师的儿子, 干什么的都有。 3. a motley crew of drifters鱼龙混杂的一群流浪汉 4. The volunteers seem a motley crew.志愿者里似乎什么人都有。 5. It does not seem a place that would gladly welcome a motley of musicians and dancers.那里不像是愿意接纳一帮乐师和舞者的地方。 6. Now we have a motley of cultures and religions to teach our children.现在我们可以教授我们的孩子各种各样的文化和宗教。 7. a Netherlandish Portrait of a Fool from the first quarter of the 16th century, clad in red, yellow, and green motley创作于16世纪前25年的一幅《荷兰愚人肖像》——画中人身穿红黄绿三色彩衣 8. a motley crew of discontents and zealots.一群三教九流的不满现实者和狂热分子。 9. a motley of interacting interest groups.一群杂乱的互相影响的利益集团。 10. life-size mannequins in full motley.真人大小、穿着杂色彩衣的人体模型。 11. a motley collection of junk一堆乱七八糟的垃圾 12. a motley crew/group of musicians一群形形色色的音乐人