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To talk on and on about nothing much. The person is not lying and not being rude — they are just filling the air, and the listener has stopped caring.
To talk on and on一直講個不停 about nothing much關於沒什麼大不了的事。The person這個人 is not lying並沒有說謊,and也 not being rude不是沒禮貌——they是他們 are just filling the air只是在填補空氣,and而 the listener聽的人 has stopped caring已經懶得在乎了。
It almost always comes with on: "he wittered on about his garden for an hour." You can also witter away. What you witter about takes about: "wittering on about the weather".
It它 almost always comes with幾乎都會搭配 on「on」:"he wittered on about his garden for an hour."「他對著花園的事碎碎念了一小時」。You你 can also也可以 witter away用「witter away」。What you witter about你碎碎念的內容 takes搭配的介系詞是 about「about」:"wittering on about the weather"「碎碎念天氣的事」。
This is British and Irish English. Americans do not really use it; they would say "ramble on" or "go on and on".
This這 是 British and Irish English英式和愛爾蘭英文。Americans美國人 do not really use it不太這樣用;they他們 would say而是會說 "ramble on" or "go on and on"「ramble on」或「go on and on」。
It is informal, and it is — you would say it about someone, not to them, and you would use it about yourself as a joke: "sorry, I'm wittering." Notice the size of the complaint: it is small. If someone is being boring and self-important, English has harder words. Witter is closer to fond , the way you might describe an uncle at a family dinner.
It它 是 informal非正式的,and而且 it它 是 mildly unkind有點不太厚道——you你 would say it about someone會拿來形容某個人,not to them而不是當面對他說,and而 you你 would use it about yourself也會用來說自己 as a joke開玩笑地:"sorry, I'm wittering."「抱歉,我在碎碎念」。Notice注意 the size of the complaint這個抱怨的份量:it它 是 small很小。If someone如果有人 is being boring and self-important又無聊又自以為是,English英文 has有 harder words更重的字眼可以用。Witter「witter」 is closer to比較接近 fond irritation一種帶著疼愛的不耐煩,the way就像 you你 might describe可能會用來形容 an uncle一個叔叔伯伯 at a family dinner在家庭聚餐上那樣。
There is also a noun use, witterings, meaning someone's not-very-important talk or writing — often used by people about their own blog or notes, as a way of being modest.
There is也有 also a noun use一個名詞用法,witterings「witterings」,meaning意思是 someone's not-very-important talk or writing某人不太重要的言談或文字——often常 used by people被人用 about their own blog or notes來講自己的部落格或筆記,as a way作為一種方式 of being modest表示謙虛。
原始詞典資料4 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。
Wittername
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A surname.
witterverb詞源 1/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/
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informalTo speak at length on a trivial subject.
- She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
- When people witter on about pollution nowadays, I think of the days when going to school in broad daylight, I couldn't see my feet in the London smog. I had to feel the kerb with my front bike wheel.
witteradj詞源 2/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/
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obsoletedialectalknowing, certain, sure, wis.
witterverb詞源 3/ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/
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obsoletedialectalto make sure, inform, or declare.
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。