cockamamie

英['kɒkəmeɪmi]美['kɑːkəmeɪmi]
  • adj. 繁琐的；假的
      • adjective(形容词)
      1. 荒谬的;可笑的;愚蠢的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 荒谬的;可笑的;愚蠢的

      He had some cockamamie idea about turning waste paper into animal food.

      他有个荒唐的想法，要把废纸变为动物饲料。

    小知识

    Anything cockamamie is ridiculous and far-fetched. A cockamamie plan is not likely to work.

    This is a silly-sounding word for things that are silly, ludicrous, foolish, and impractical. Faking your own kidnapping to get out of a math test is a cockamamie plan. Wearing a fake mustache everywhere for no reason is cockamamie. Lots of comedies involve cockamamie plans and schemes, where the characters are trying to do something bizarre and unlikely to work. A cockamamie idea is the opposite of a practical, logical idea.

    实用短语

    1. cockamamie fussy

      繁琐的

    2. cockamamie packaging

      繁琐包装

    单词用法

    词源词缀
    拼写改编自法语decalcomanie，来自词根calc，踩，踏，词源同inculcate，decal.原指一种陶瓷或玻璃工艺的贴花纸法，即把一种图案印到另一件物品上。后比喻拙劣的模仿，荒诞可笑的。=来自firm，固定的，坚固的。用于神学名词，指苍穹。=来自日语，最终来自汉语美味或旨味。=来自阿拉伯语amma，领导。用于伊期兰教宗教领导者的尊称。