gallipot word
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A difficult and obscure word, particularly when used gratuitously to give an appearance of being learned.
— […]and do they think in good earnest, that this last relic of the mummery of monkery, this playing off upon us of a few gallipot words, will make us believe that they are learned.
词形变化
词源
From the use of such words on apothecaries' jars.
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