umpteen
英 [?m(p)'ti?n; '?m(p)ti?n]
美[,?mp'tin]
- adj. 無數(shù)的；很多的
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
umpteen 大量的
改編自umpty, 原為摩斯密碼的橫線，因聽起來如同twenty, thirty, -teen, 十。后在一戰(zhàn)時期用于俚語幾十個，不確定的許多個，大量的。
英文詞源
- umpteen
- umpteen: [20] Umpteen was derived from an earlier umpty. This began life as a signallers’ slang term for a ‘dash’ in morse code (like its companion iddy for ‘dot’, it was purely fanciful in origin). Its similarity to twenty, thirty, etc led to its being used for an ‘indefinitely large number’, and umpteen simply replaced the -ty suffix with -teen.
- umpteen (adj.)
- 1917, World War I army slang, from umpty + -teen. Related: Umpteenth.
雙語例句
- 1. He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series.
- 他推出了眾多圖書、戲劇和電視連續(xù)劇作品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was interrupted by applause umpteen times.
- 他無數(shù)次被掌聲打斷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I've told this story umpteen times.
- 這個故事我已講了無數(shù)次了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. They recounted umpteen tales of unfair treatment.
- 他們講述了許許多多不公平待遇的故事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. That punk got into umpteen fights.
- 那個混混打斗無數(shù).
來自辭典例句