nonsense word
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈnɒn.səns ˌwɜːd/us/ˈnɑːn.sens ˌwɝːd/a word that isinventedand does notexistin thelanguageyou are using:
无意义词(不存在于一门语言中的词)Theteacheraskedchildrentospellnonsensewords.老师让孩子们拼写无意义的单词。
Some of thenonsensewords from "The Jabberwocky" have been taken intostandarddictionariesof theEnglishlanguage.《炸脖龙》(The Jabberwocky)中的一些无意义词已被收录进标准英语词典中。
- Write down all thenonsensewords in thepoem.
- It was anonsenseword, so nodictionarywouldeverhavecontainedit.
- After saying anonsenseword ("blicket," forinstance), she wouldaskthem topointto thematchingitem.
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