"mumbo" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 胡說

Definition

一個無意義的詞，通常在“mumbo jumbo”這個短語裡，用來形容毫無意義或令人困惑的話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「mumbo」幾乎總是在「mumbo jumbo」這個片語中出現，意思是胡說八道或困惑的話。屬於非正式或幽默語境。單獨用「mumbo」很少見，常是一種玩笑用法。

Examples

The teacher said the instructions were just mumbo.

老師說這些說明只是**胡說**。

He didn't believe all that mumbo on the TV show.

他不相信電視節目裡的那些**胡說**。

That's just mumbo, it doesn't make sense.

那只是**胡說**，沒什麼道理。

I don't understand all this legal mumbo.

我聽不懂這些法律**胡說**。

"Ignore all that science mumbo, just tell me if it works or not!"

「別管那些科學**胡說**，只告訴我有沒有用！」

Whenever he talks about ghosts, it all sounds like mumbo to me.

他一說起鬼怪，我就覺得全是**胡說**。