"flotsam and jetsam" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 漂浮物和廢棄物

Definition

最初，「flotsam and jetsam」是指船難後漂浮在海上的碎片和貨物。現在也指雜亂無用或被丟棄的東西，特別是各種不同物品混雜在一起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「flotsam and jetsam」多屬正式或文學用語，常比喻零散、雜亂無章的物品，不適用於人，僅用於物品混雜時。

Examples

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

清理完海灘後，我們收集了幾袋**漂浮物和廢棄物**。

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

閣樓裡堆滿了多年存放的**漂浮物和廢棄物**。

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

他把桌子上的所有**漂浮物和廢棄物**都扔掉了。

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

暴風雨後，海岸線到處是**漂浮物和廢棄物**。

When moving houses, we realized how much flotsam and jetsam we had accumulated over the years.

搬家的時候，我們才發現這些年積存了多少**漂浮物和廢棄物**。

The drawer is full of flotsam and jetsam—maybe it's time for a good cleanout.

抽屜裡全是**漂浮物和廢棄物**，也許該好好整理一下了。