| 单词 | pell-mell |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pel'mel] |
| 解释 | adv.混乱地 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | pell-mell (adv.) "confusedly," 1570s, from Middle French pêle-mêle, from Old French pesle mesle (12c.), apparently a jingling rhyme on the second element, which is from the stem of the verb mesler "to mix, mingle" (see meddle). Phonetic French form pelly melly is attested in English from mid-15c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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