pell-mell
英 ['pel'mel]
美
- 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
中文词源
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。
英英释意
- 1. with undue hurry and confusion;
- "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"
- "a pell-mell dash for the train"
英文词源
- 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.
实用场景例句
- All three of us rushed pell-mell into the kitchen.
- 我们三人全都匆忙跑进厨房。
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