| 单词 | palaver |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pə'lɑ:və] |
| 解释 | v./n. 空谈；奉承 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n./v. 空谈(idle chatter)；奉承(flattery; cajolery) 【记】 可能来自palace(宫殿 )+aver(承认，说话) →宫殿里的话→空谈 【例】 futile palaver(无用的空谈) |
| 字源 | palaver (n.) 1733 (implied in palavering), "talk, conference, discussion," sailors' slang, from Portuguese palavra "word, speech, talk," traders' term for "negotiating with the natives" in West Africa, metathesis of Late Latin parabola "speech, discourse," from Latin parabola "comparison" (see parable). Meaning "idle talk" first recorded 1748. The verb is 1733, from the noun. Related: Palavering. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自parable 寓言, 比喻；pale 苍白 + aver 断言，苍白的说→空谈；pal 音：拍 + aver 断言→拍(马)说→奉承；palace 宫殿里到处是奉承与空谈 |
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