单词 | jabberwocky |
释义 | jabberwocky (once / 107449 pages) n Jabberwocky is nonsense or gibberish — words that don't really mean anything. Your mom might comment on the music you like by saying, "It just sounds like jabberwocky to me." The made-up language you share with your sister can be described as jabberwocky, and so can the meaningless babble coming out of a toddler's mouth. The noun jabberwocky comes from a poem by the same name that Lewis Carroll included in his book "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There," which he wrote in 1871. The poem is full of colorful nonsense words, including the word jabberwocky itself. WORD FAMILYjabberwocky USAGE EXAMPLESHe likes to repeat things, so the Jabberwocky appears a lot in various languages. Los Angeles Times(Nov 21, 2016) He’s convinced that his family, who he once thought were killed by the Jabberwocky, might be alive. Washington Post(May 26, 2016) In 2014, ATP announced Jabberwocky, which was due to take place in August. The Guardian(May 06, 2016) n nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll) Hyper bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality a message that seems to convey no meaning |
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