motley是一個英語單詞,主要用作形容詞和名詞。作為形容詞,其含義為“由多種不同類型組成且顯得不協調的”或“雜色的”。例如,“motley assortment”(混雜的集合)、“motley crew”(混雜的人群)等短語常見於描述多樣且不協調的事物。作為名詞時,motley指“混雜元素的集合”或“小丑的雜色服裝”,後者源自中世紀宮廷弄臣的傳統服飾。
該詞源自中古英語,經由盎格魯-諾曼語演變而來,具有豐富的同義詞,如assorted、heterogeneous,反義詞包括homogeneous等。其發音在英式英語和美式英語中存在差異,分別為/ˈmɒtli/和/ˈmɑːtli/。
基本介紹
- 發音:英/ˈmɒtli/ 美/ˈmɑːtli/
- 詞性:形容詞、名詞
- 同義詞:混雜的、多樣的
- 反義詞:單一的、同質的
- 詞源:中古英語
- 短語:motley crew
詞性與用法
- The room contained amotleyassortment of furniture。
- Amotleycrowd gathered at the event。
- 指稱多樣但雜亂的集合,如“themotleyof opinions”(意見紛紜);
- 歷史語境下特指小丑服飾,如“the jester’smotley”(弄臣的彩衣)。
發音與詞形
詞義發展
實用例句
- 形容詞用法:
- "Hismotleyexperiences spanned three industries"。
- "The team formed amotleycoalition of experts。
- 名詞用法:
- "The debate showcased amotleycollection of conflicting viewpoints"。
- "中世紀戲劇常使用motley作為小丑的雜色服裝"。
雙語例句
- The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists. 觀眾是一群混雜在一起的學生和遊客。
- The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings. 屋子裡擺滿了五花八門的家具和繪畫。
- The response came with such a thundergust from the motley crew that the crazy building vibrated to the sound. 形形色色的一幫人發出了雷鳴般的回應,那座歪歪斜斜的房屋隨著喊聲震動起來。
- Motley: We don't need the daily meeting. Motley:我們不需要那個每天例會。
- Motley: Ok, I remember those principles. 馬特里:好,我已經記住了這些原則。
- The motley company had increased to ten. 這群烏合之眾已經增加到了十個人。
- Motley: Ah, the continuous improvement piece. 馬特里:哈,不斷的提高。
- Motley: You're already getting technical on me. 馬特里:你現在講的,對我來說,太技術了。
- Motley: Well, let me try it with the team and do a two week sprint. 馬特里:好吧。讓我回去和我的小組成員試試,做一個兩周的sprint。
- Are such motley enterprises a barometer of British business in recession? 這樣混雜的小公司們是否是衰退中的英國商業晴雨表呢?
- Motley: This agile thing is actually pretty cool and has some benefits. 馬特里:這種敏捷開發確實聽上去挺酷的,有點好處。
- We think this is the most exciting new motley to appear in a long time. 我們認為這是出現在長時間內最扣人心弦的新五顏六色。
- And he needed the psychological skills to manage his literally motley crew. 同時他需要心理學技巧來管理他的形形色色的的船員。
- Motley: This requires some up-front thinking - isn't that contrary to agile? 馬特里:這需要一些遠見性的思考,這樣不就和敏捷的原則相悖嗎?
- The audience consisted of a motley crowd of property owners, renters, and drifters. 觀眾中各色人等都有,有地產所有者、租賃人和流浪漢。
- At Eastwatch someone had sewn him a motley cloak of beaver pelts, sheepskins, and rabbit fur. 在東海望有人用海狸皮,綿羊皮,和野兔皮給他縫了一間雜色花衣。
- Haldon donned a hooded cloak, and Tyrion shed his homemade motley for something drab and grey. 哈爾頓披上一件連帽斗篷,提利昂則脫下他的自製花衫換上單調灰暗的衣物。
- Berkshire Hathaway, American Express, and Coca-Cola are Motley Fool Inside Value recommendations. 伯克希爾.哈撒播,美國運通和可口可樂公司推薦了這本傻瓜式的書籍。
- Context: Motley has been thinking about how to apply agile principles to an overall project schedule. 馬特里一直以來在思考如何將敏捷開發原則套用到整個項目計畫中去。
- When I parse my body’s motley parade of scars, I see them as personal runes and conversation starters. 當我剖析自己身體上各種疤痕的時候,我把它們看做是私人的符號,是開始談話的話題。
- U.S.-based businesses hire huge teams of lawyers to navigate motley tax laws and widen every loophole. 業務重心在美國本土的公司則僱傭龐大的律師團隊,在紛繁複雜的稅法中尋找解決方案,利用好每一個漏洞。
- Each deposited a motley assortment of plants from botanical gardens in Europe, South Africa and Argentina. 每隻船都在此放下從歐洲,南非和阿根廷植物園帶來的五花八門的植物品種。
- The pearly tunic quickly exaggerates to spread and connects into one with shoulder motley blood stain on her. 在她身上的白袍迅速渲染蔓延,和肩膀上斑駁血跡連成一片。
- Motley: We talked about agile development in the past, and now I am trying to figure out how it applies to running a project. 馬特里:我們上次談了敏捷開發,這次我試著想如何將她運用到管理一個項目中去。
- A motley population of Europeans, mostly itinerant traders, sprang up, living often in tension with the indigenous tribes dwelling nearby. 各色歐洲人,大多數是巡迴的商人出現於此,與附近的本地部落接觸密切。
- Then out of the tunnel burst the pursuing engine, roaring and whistling, her motley crew waving their various weapons and Shouting, 'Stop! 接著,從隧道里衝出那輛追車,咆哮著,尖聲鳴著笛,車上那幫雜合人群搖晃著各自不同的武器,高喊“停車!”

