hugger-mugger英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Secrecy. archaic,uncountable

— […]; and we haue done but greenly In hugger mugger to interre him.
Disorder. uncountable

— As we passed through the quadrangle the church was glowing more brightly than a pearl, like a lily in strong sunlight, in spite of all the scaffolding and hugger-mugger.

动词 v.

To meet or act secretly.

形容词 adj.

Secret, clandestine, sly.
Disorderly, chaotic, confused.

— hugger-mugger doings

副词 adv.

Secretly.
Confusedly, in a muddle.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词

hugger-muggery

词源

词源 1

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

词源 2

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

词源 3

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).

词源 4

Unknown; perhaps from Anglo-Irish cuggermugger (“a whispering, a low-voiced gossiping”), from Irish cogar (“whisper”). Compare also Scots hudge-mudge, hody-moke, Swedish mjugg (“stealth, secrecy”).