medley

英['medlɪ] 美['mɛdli]
  • n. 混合;混杂;混合物
  • adj. 混合的;拼凑的
  • n. (Medley)人名;(葡)梅德莱;(英、西)梅德利

词态变化


复数: medleys;

中文词源


medley 混成曲

来自古法语medlee,混乱,混战,来自拉丁语misculare,混合,搅拌,词源同mix,meddle.后引申词义混成曲。

英文词源


medley
medley: see mix
medley (n.)
c. 1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French medlee, variant of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1620s.

双语例句


1. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
我们边说着外语,边打着通用的手势进行交流。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Japan won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.
日本赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a medley of Beatles hits
披头士乐队歌曲大联唱

来自《权威词典》

4. She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
她400米混合泳的成绩比其1980年慢了10秒。

来自柯林斯例句

5. China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.
中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。

来自辞典例句