motley

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒtli/    美 /ˈmɑtli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incongruous mixture. countable,uncountable
  2. A jester's multicoloured clothes. uncountable
  3. A jester; a fool. broadly,countable,figuratively
    — Wil you be married, Motley?
动词 v.
  1. To give something a patchwork appearance. transitive
  2. To make something multicolored, variegated, or diverse in character. broadly,figuratively,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
    — I met a fool i' th' forest, / A motley' fool.
  2. Having many colours; variegated.

词形变化

more motley comparative motlier comparative motleyer comparative most motley superlative motliest superlative motleyest superlative motleys plural motleys present,singular,third-person motleying participle,present motleyed participle,past motleyed past

词汇关系

衍生词
motley crew motley fool motley iron motleyness
相关词
mottled

词源

词源 1
From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.
词源 2
From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.
词源 3
From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.
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