prattle 的意思
喋喋不休; 幼稚的谈话; 无关紧要的闲聊
prattle 的词源
prattle(v.)
“无所顾忌地说话,像孩子一样天真”,这个词大约在1530年代出现,实际上是prate(喋喋不休)的一个频繁形式或缩小版;也可以参考-el(2)和(3)。与之相关的词有Prattled(喋喋不休地说)和prattling(喋喋不休)。作为名词时,它指的是“无关紧要或幼稚的谈话”,这个用法可以追溯到1550年代。
Prattle is generally harmless, if not pleasant, as the prattle of a child, or of a simple-minded person ; prating now generally suggests the idea of boasting or talking above one's knowledge ; chat is easy conversation upon light and agreeable subjects ... ; chatter is incessant or abundant talk, seeming rather foolish and sounding pretty much alike ; babble or babbling is talk that is foolish to inaneness, as that of the drunkard (Prov. xxiii. 29) .... [Century Dictionary, 1895]
Prattle(喋喋不休)通常是无害的,甚至可以说是愉快的,比如孩子的prattle(喋喋不休)或心智简单的人的话;而prating(喋喋不休)现在一般带有夸耀或说话超出自己知识范围的意思;chat(聊天)则是关于轻松愉快话题的轻松对话……;chatter(喋喋不休)则是不断或大量的谈话,听起来有些愚蠢,而且内容大同小异;babble(胡言乱语)或babbling(胡言乱语)则是指那些愚蠢得近乎无意义的谈话,比如醉汉的言语(《箴言》23:29)……[《世纪词典》,1895年]
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