motley
adjective /ˈmɒtli/
/ˈmɑːtli/
(disapproving)- consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together
混杂的；杂七杂八的 - She had a motley group of friends at college.
她在大学里有一群混杂的朋友。 - The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。 - The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.
观众是一群混杂在一起的学生和游客。
Collocations DictionaryMotley is used with these nouns:- assortment
- bunch
- collection
- …
词源late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately related to mote. - She had a motley group of friends at college.