Mumbo-jumbo
n. 繁文缛节
📖 牛津释义
mumbo-jumbo
n[U]
(infml derog 口, 贬)
1 complicated but meaningless ritual 繁琐而无意义的仪式; 繁文缛节
go through the mumbo-jumbo of joining a secret society 参加秘密社团要履行复杂繁琐的仪式.
2 meaningless or unnecessarily complicated language 无意义的或过於艰涩的语言
These government forms are full of such mumbo-jumbo, I can't understand them at all. 政府的这些表格中净是些晦涩的词, 我一点都看不懂.
🧩 词语组成解析
jumbo
['dʒʌmbəu]
adj. 庞大的;巨大的;
n. 体大而笨拙的人或物;大型喷气式客机;庞然大物;
🗣️ 情景例句
with my own two hands, practically.
差不多是独自完成的。
To jump
跃，跃起
At the end of the second lap.
在第二圈结束时。