单词 | imbroglio |
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音标 | [im'brəuliəu] |
解释 | n.纠纷,纠葛 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 纠纷,纠葛(confused misunderstanding or disagreement) 【考】 反义词:harmony(协 调) 【记】 im(进入)+broglio(混 乱),原是意大利语 【例】 an imbroglio of papers and books |
字源 | imbroglio (n.) 1750, from Italian imbroglio, from imbrogliare "confuse, tangle," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + brogliare "embroil," probably from Middle French brouiller "confuse" (see broil (v.2); also see embroil). |
不择手段背单词 | n. 纠纷(错综复杂的局面) = entanglement; 混乱的状态 = tangle 【记】im进入, broglio混合, 搅和-纠纷 【反】harmony(n 协调; 融洽) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】可能与embroil同源;broil 争吵;im + brought + lion 带来个狮子回家弄得一团糟 【相关】embroil 使卷入, 牵连, 使纠缠,broil 喧闹地争吵,烤 |
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