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单词 farrago
释义 far·ra·go
\fəˈrä(ˌ)gō, -rā(-, -ra(-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin farragin-, farrago mixed fodder for cattle, mash, mixture, from far spelt — more at barley
1. : mixture, medley
 < a farrago of protein, fiber, and mineral salts — New Yorker >
2.
 a. : a confused, disordered, or irrational assemblage (as of words or ideas)
  < his farrago of facts would need sifting — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
  < arranged as ‘South is London of Brighton’ they make a farrago which is neither true nor false, but nonsense — Gilbert Ryle >
 b. : a presentation (as of mingled fact and fancy) designed to deceive
  < a farrago of half-truths intended to put the party line in the best light >
  < tricked many shrewd men with her wistful farragoes of the helpless orphan girl >
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