中文词源
umpteen 大量的
改编自umpty, 原为摩斯密码的横线，因听起来如同twenty, thirty, -teen, 十。后在一战时期用于俚语几十个，不确定的许多个，大量的。
英语词源
- umpteen
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umpteen: [20] Umpteen was derived from an earlier umpty. This began life as a signallers’ slang term for a ‘dash’ in morse code (like its companion iddy for ‘dot’, it was purely fanciful in origin). Its similarity to twenty, thirty, etc led to its being used for an ‘indefinitely large number’, and umpteen simply replaced the -ty suffix with -teen.
- umpteen (adj.)
- 1917, World War I army slang, from umpty + -teen. Related: Umpteenth.
权威例句
- 1. He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series.
- 他推出了众多图书、戏剧和电视连续剧作品。
- 2. He was interrupted by applause umpteen times.
- 他无数次被掌声打断。
- 3. I've told this story umpteen times.
- 这个故事我已讲了无数次了。
- 4. They recounted umpteen tales of unfair treatment.
- 他们讲述了许许多多不公平待遇的故事.
- 5. That punk got into umpteen fights.
- 那个混混打斗无数.