folderol

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɒldəɹəl/    美 /ˈfɔldəɹɔl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Nonsense or foolishness. uncountable
    — William Maclay, a Pennsylvania Democrat and a senator, was a watchdog against the development of any monarchial folderol gathering about the office of the president.
  2. A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw. countable
    — And they made a mistake there: the prizes were a lot of folderols and doodads like poetry books and illustrated Testaments, instead of something a real live kid would want to work for, like real cash or a speedometer for his motor cycle.

词形变化

folderols plural fol-de-rol alternative fol de rol alternative falderal alternative

词汇关系

相关词
frippery scat singing

词源

Originally a nonsense refrain in songs, since circa 1701, as "fal, al, deral!", and 1820, used to make the song longer without adding more meaningful content (see non-lexical vocables in music). Compare falleri, fallera, extended as falleralla or fallerallera, in Swedish and German songs.
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