词组 | gobbledygook |
释义 | gobbledygook This word for turgid and generally unintelligible prose has been in use only since the 1940s, but the phenomenon it describes is much older. Many usage books from Cobbett 1823 to Bailey 1984 have entertaining and horrifying examples. Entries under gobbledygook can be found in Janis 1984, Watt 1967, Copperud 1970, 1980, Perrin & Ebbitt 1972, Evans 1957, and Shaw 1970. If you want to look at some samples for amusement or instruction, we recommend these books to you. In other books examples will appear under the heading jargon. See also jargon. |
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