piffle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɪf.əl/    美 /ˈpɪf.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Nonsense, foolish talk. uncountable
    — The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.
动词 v.
  1. To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
  2. To waste, to fritter away.
  3. To be squeamish or delicate. dated

词形变化

piffles present,singular,third-person piffling participle,present piffled participle,past piffled past

词汇关系

衍生词
piffler

词源

词源 1
Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle + trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) + -le (“diminutive”).
词源 2
Unknown, 1847. Perhaps blend of piddle + trifle, perhaps puff (“(onomatopoeia, puff of air)”) + -le (“diminutive”).
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