mumbo jumbo

noun

/ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/

[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)

language or a ceremony that seems complicated and important but is actually without real sense or meaning繁琐严肃但无意义的语言（或仪式）；繁文缛节；胡言乱语 synonym nonsense
- religious/medical/bureaucratic mumbo jumbo宗教/医学/官僚的胡言乱语
- I won’t have anything to do with spiritualism, ghosts and all that mumbo jumbo.我不会和招魂术、鬼魂和那些胡言乱语有任何关系。
More Like This Reduplicative words
Reduplicative words
- airy-fairy
- argy-bargy
- chit-chat
- criss-cross
- dilly-dally
- harum-scarum
- helter-skelter
- higgledy-piggledy
- hocus-pocus
- hoity-toity
- hotchpotch
- hurly-burly
- itty-bitty
- mumbo jumbo
- mishmash
- nitty-gritty
- ping-pong
- pitter-patter
- shilly-shally
- teeny-weeny
- tittle-tattle
- touchy-feely
- wishy-washy
词源mid 18th cent. (as Mumbo Jumbo, denoting a supposed African idol): of unknown origin; the current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

词汇	mumbo jumbo
释义	mumbo jumbo noun /ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ /ˌmʌmbəʊ ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ [uncountable] (informal, disapproving) language or a ceremony that seems complicated and important but is actually without real sense or meaning繁琐严肃但无意义的语言（或仪式）；繁文缛节；胡言乱语 synonym nonsense religious/medical/bureaucratic mumbo jumbo宗教/医学/官僚的胡言乱语 I won’t have anything to do with spiritualism, ghosts and all that mumbo jumbo.我不会和招魂术、鬼魂和那些胡言乱语有任何关系。 More Like This Reduplicative wordsReduplicative words airy-fairy argy-bargy chit-chat criss-cross dilly-dally harum-scarum helter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hocus-pocus hoity-toity hotchpotch hurly-burly itty-bitty mumbo jumbo mishmash nitty-gritty ping-pong pitter-patter shilly-shally teeny-weeny tittle-tattle touchy-feely wishy-washy 词源mid 18th cent. (as Mumbo Jumbo, denoting a supposed African idol): of unknown origin; the current sense dates from the late 19th cent.
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