单词 | parrot prate |
释义 | > as lemmasparrot prate ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > parrot-like imitation parrot-prating1582 parrotism1613 parrotry1796 parrot prate1804 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > meaningless repetition > production of parrot-prating1582 parakeetism1658 parrot prate1804 rhubarbing1953 1804 J. Wolcot Epist. to Ld. Mayor in Wks. (1812) V. 206 Despise his mind and parrot-prate. 1874 J. Arnould Life Thomas, First Ld. Denman II. xxxiii. 183 It made him mad to hear the parrot prate with which these sciolists of political economy retailed the arguments of the abler and astuter wire-pullers. < as lemmas |
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