blither

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈblɪðə/    美 /ˈblɪðəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this. UK,dialectal,informal,uncountable
    — He also knows if the work of the lyric poet be simply "stringin' blithers together, for fools to sing," that a very large percentage of the literary work of the world has been done in vain and this can by no means be admitted.
  2. A foolish person; a fool, an idiot. broadly,countable,dated,derogatory
    — Indeed, it was Mr. Buck's private opinion that in the matter of plants and flowers Sir John and Lady Moulter were "a pair of old blithers."
动词 v.
  1. To talk foolishly; to blather. UK,dialectal,informal,intransitive
    — Personality is what I am aiming at, not mere manners. That is not strong enough for a man who "blithers" as you do.
形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of blithe: more blithe comparative,form-of

词形变化

blithers present,singular,third-person blithering participle,present blithered participle,past blithered past blithers plural

词源

词源 1
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain.
The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.
词源 2
From blithe + -er (suffix forming the comparative forms of adjectives).
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