farrago: [17] The notion of a farrago being a ‘heterogeneous mixture’ comes originally from the mixture of various grains for animal feed. Latin farrāgo was a derivative of far ‘corn’ (source of English farinaceous [17] and related to barley and barn), and was extended metaphorically to ‘medley, hotch-potch’ in classical times. => barley, barn, farinaceous
farrago (n.)
"hodgepodge, a confused mix," 1630s, from Latin farrago "medley, mixed fodder, mix of grains for animal feed," from far "grain" (see barley).
雙語例句
1. His own books and memoirs are a farrago of half-truth and out-right invention.
他自己的那些書和回憶錄都是摻雜著半真半假的敘述和徹頭徹尾的編造的大雜燴。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Owen was listening to this pitiable farrago with feelings of contempt and wonder.
歐文帶著輕蔑而又好奇的心情聽著這一派胡言.
來自辭典例句
3. The whole story was a farrago of lies and deceit.