كيف تنطق "flotsam and jetsam"

expression

US

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

UK

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

التعريف

Originally, 'flotsam and jetsam' refers to pieces of ships and cargo found floating in the sea after a wreck. Today, it also means unwanted or discarded things, especially a mix of random objects.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈfɫɑtsəm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

flˈɒtsəm/ /ˈænd/ /dʒˈɛtsəm

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

FLAH-tuhm and JET-suhm

بريطاني

fl-OT-suhm and jet-SUHM

استمع في السياق

After cleaning the beach, we collected bags of flotsam and jetsam.

The attic was filled with flotsam and jetsam from years of storage.

He threw away all the flotsam and jetsam cluttering his desk.

After the storm, the shoreline was covered in flotsam and jetsam.