hodgepodge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/    美 /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. countable,uncountable
    — His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together.
  2. A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot. countable,uncountable
    — The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]
动词 v.
  1. To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner. ambitransitive

词形变化

hodgepodges plural hodge-podge alternative hotchpotch alternative hodgepodges present,singular,third-person hodgepodging participle,present hodgepodged participle,past hodgepodged past hodge-podge alternative hotchpotch alternative

词汇关系

近义词
bouillabaisse bric-a-brac catch-all clamjamfrey cocktail rummage anthology gallery congeries crazyquilt disjecta membra farrago galimatias gallimaufry grab bag hodgepodge horse and rabbit stew hotchpotch hotchpot job lot jumble macedoine medley melange mingle-mangle miscellanea miscellany mishmash mixed bag mixture motley odds and ends oddments olio olla podrida omnium-gatherum pastiche patchwork quilt potpourri ragbag salmagundi slurry smorgasbord welter Whitman's sampler
上位词
assortment collection group
衍生词
hodgepodgery
相关词
gubbins higgledy-piggledy miscellaneous pick 'n' mix rando disorder heterogeneous uniformity
部分词
bits and bobs dribs and drabs odds and sods

词源

词源 1
From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).
词源 2
From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”).
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