单词 | topsy-turvy |
释义 | topsy-turvy —topsy-turvily, adv. —topsyturviness, n. /top"see terr"vee/, adv., adj., n., pl. topsy-turvies. adv. 1. with the top where the bottom should be; upside down. 2. in or into a reversed condition or order. 3. in or into a state of confusion or disorder. adj. 4. turned upside down; inverted; reversed: a topsy-turvy reflection. 5. confused or disorderly: a topsy-turvy classroom. n. 6. inversion of the natural order. 7. a state of confusion or disorder. [1520-30; perh. var. of top syd turvye topside down (with loss of d before t); turvy, var. of tervy, equiv. to obs. terve to turn over (c. OHG zerben) + -Y1] |
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