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A mishmash is a pile of things that do not belong together, thrown into one place with no plan. Food from three kitchens on one plate, a talk that jumps from weather to taxes to a childhood story, a room whose styles fight each other — people call those a mishmash. The word is informal and a little ; it says this does not hang together. It is almost always a noun. Though actually, some people enjoy a mishmash: a jumble can feel lively. The sound is part of the meaning — mish-mash, two similar beats — the way English sometimes makes playful copycat words.
大雜燴
組成Used since the late 1400s (Middle English mysse masche). It is probably mash said twice, as a playful copy. Some people have also suggested a Yiddish push or influence. German has Mischmasch, a close cousin, and Saterland Frisian has Miskmask.
同家族的字
- mashmishmash is probably mash said twice
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mishmashnoun/ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/
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A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- As for Mr. Pynchon’s conjuring of millennial New York, it’s a total mishmash.
- He cites 'on-seat charging facilities', which he describes as pregviously^([sic]) being a "mishmash of some having them and not having them".
mishmashverb/ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/
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To mix together, especially in a confused way.
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To become mixed together.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。