smatter
英式音标：smatter怎么读
美式音标：smatter怎么读
smatter词义
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vi. 略知，浅知；东拉西扯地泛论；略会说n. 一知半解
词态变化
第三人称单数: smatters;过去式: smattered;过去分词: smattered;现在分词: smattering;
中文词源
smatter 东拉西拉，闲谈，充内行，略知，浅知
拟声词，模仿闲谈的声音。比较 chatter,mutter,natter.引申词义充内行，略知，略懂。
smatter双语例句
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- 1. And why , my lady wisdom? Hold your tongue, good prudence ; smatter with your gossips, go.
- 为什么不该!我的聪明的太太? 谁要你多嘴, 我的好大娘?你去跟你那些婆婆妈妈们谈天去吗, 去!
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smatter英文词源
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- smatter (v.)
- early 15c., "talk idly, chatter; talk ignorantly or superficially," of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative. Similar forms are found in Middle High German smetern "to chatter" and Swedish smattra "to patter, rattle," and compare Danish snaddre "chatter, jabber," Dutch snateren, German schnattern "cackle, chatter, prattle." Related: Smattered; smattering.