motley

motley读音音标

英 [ˈmɒtli]

美 [ˈmɑtli]

motley意思解释

adj.

混杂的；

杂色的；

五颜六色的；

n.

（丑角穿的）杂色衣服；

小丑；

变形

复数：motleys

英英释义

n.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

同义词：assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourri

a garment made of motley (especially a court jester\'s costume)

a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

v.

make something more diverse and varied

同义词：varyvariegate

make motley; color with different colors

同义词：parti-color

adj.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)

\"a motley crew\"

同义词：assortedmiscellaneousmixedsundry(a)

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

\"a jester dressed in motley\"

同义词：calicomulticolormulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldpiedvaricoloredvaricoloured

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)They are wearing a motley collection of old clothes.他们穿着各式各样的旧衣服。The people she\'d invited were a pretty motley crew.她请的人相当杂。The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.不多一会儿，屋子里便挤满了形形色色的来开会的人。