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Windbag Bag Windbæg N.饶舌之人 无 N Late 15c

单词 windbag
音标 ['windbæg]
解释 n.饶舌之人
红宝书
字源 windbag (n.)
late 15c., "bellows for an organ," from wind (n.1) + bag (n.). Figurative sense of "person who talks too much" is attested from 1827.
不择手段背单词 n. 夸夸其谈的人(说话内容无实质性东西或趣味的人)
【记】wind风, bag书包: 书包里都是风, 没有实际内容-夸夸其谈的人
【参】windfall(n 被风吹落的果子; 横财); winding(adj 蜿蜒的)
【反】taciturnity(n 沉默寡言)
趣味全助记 【记】wind bag

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