alphabet soup
noun /ˌælfəbet ˈsuːp/
/ˌælfəbet ˈsuːp/
[uncountable]- (informal) a confusing mixture of things, especially language that contains many symbols or abbreviations
（因含有许多符号或缩略语等而极难懂的）代号语言 - an alphabet soup of government agencies (= because their names consist of complicated abbreviations)
政府机构的字母表 - Special education is an alphabet soup of legal requirements.
特殊教育是法律要求的浓缩。
- an alphabet soup of government agencies (= because their names consist of complicated abbreviations)
- soup that contains pasta in the shape of letters
字母汤（汤里含有字母形面食）
词源early 20th cent.: alluding to a kind of clear soup containing pasta in the shapes of letters.