natter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈnætə/    美 /ˈnætɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Mindless and irrelevant chatter. colloquial
动词 v.
  1. To talk casually; to discuss unimportant matters. colloquial
    — What are you guys nattering about? You're clearly not following the meeting!
  2. To nag. Scotland

词形变化

natters present,singular,third-person nattering participle,present nattered participle,past nattered past natters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
natterer nattersome nattery

词源

词源 1
From a Northern England dialectal variant of gnatter (also knatter) ("to chatter, grumble; nibble away at"), ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with German Low German gnattern (“to mumble, grumble, be grouchy”).
词源 2
From a Northern England dialectal variant of gnatter (also knatter) ("to chatter, grumble; nibble away at"), ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with German Low German gnattern (“to mumble, grumble, be grouchy”).
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