音标:['mɒtli] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 杂色的, 穿杂色衣的, 杂乱的, 混杂的
n. 杂色, 杂色衣服, 混杂, 小丑
n. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
n. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
v. make motley; color with different colors
s. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
词型变化:名词复数形式 : motleys
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
形容词78%
名词22%

motley的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. They are wearing a motley collection of old clothes.他们穿着各式各样的旧衣服。
  2. The people she'd invited were a pretty motley crew.她请的人相当杂。
  3. The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.不多一会儿,屋子里便挤满了形形色色的来开会的人。

词汇搭配

  • a man of motley小丑
  • put on the motley作科打诨
  • wear the motley作科打诨

经典引文

  • O that I were a fool!, I am ambitious for a motley coat.

    出自:As You Like It,Shakespeare
【近义词】

But it was here that I tried to find my place in this world I knew I wanted to make a difference. 但正是在这里我试图寻找我在这个世界上的立足之地我知道我想有所作为 But it was vague how in fact I'd go about it But I want

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