kerfuffle
英语[编辑]
其他形式[编辑]
词源[编辑]
可能源自低地苏格兰语 curfuffle,等价于ker- + fuffle,或与爱尔兰语 cíor thuathail (“困惑”)有关。类似现代威尔士语 cythrwfl (“麻烦,动乱”)
发音[编辑]
名词[编辑]
kerfuffle (复数 kerfuffles)
- (主要用于英联邦,非正式) 混乱,吵闹,骚动 [自19世纪]
- 2009 5月 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, 出自 (请指定书籍名或刊物名)[1]:
- You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act […]
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- 2011 6月 6, Mark Memmott, “Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere”, 出自 The Two-Way[2], National Public Radio:
- There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.
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动词[编辑]
kerfuffle (第三人称单数简单现在时 kerfuffles,现在分词 kerfuffling,一般过去时及过去分词 kerfuffled)