fiddlestick

英 ['fɪdlstɪk]      美 ['fɪdəlˌstɪk]
  • n. 拉提琴的弓;无聊的事
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fiddlestick (n.)
15c., originally "the bow of a fiddle," from fiddle (n.) and stick (n.). Meaning "nonsense" (usually fiddlesticks) is from 1620s. As an exclamation, c. 1600.
1. Heigh, heigh! The devil rides upon a fiddlestick. What's the matter?
嗨嗨! 真是新鲜事儿. 究竟怎么回事?
2. The devil rides on [ upon ] a fiddlestick.
真是 怪事,真想不到.