Word · Frequency #48974
hokum
/ˈhoukəm/
noun
废话；无意义的话
核心释义
a message that seems to convey no meaning; nonsense
- 1.
一种布鲁斯歌曲或音乐风格,常以性暗示或讽刺为特点。
A genre of blues song or music, often characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
一种布鲁斯歌曲或音乐风格,常以性暗示或讽刺为特点。；低级噱头；废话
用法In use
Don't believe the salesman's hokum about this car being a rare bargain.
用法提示：hokum 在这里是不可数名词，指‘毫无根据的废话’，作 believe 的宾语。
The report was full of scientific hokum and gave no real evidence.
用法提示：hokum 作不可数名词，表示‘空洞无物的空话’，与 full of 搭配。
Stop listening to that hokum and check the facts yourself.
用法提示：hokum 作不可数名词，意为‘胡说、废话’，作 listening to 的宾语。
be hokum
That theory is pure hokum.
那个理论纯属废话。
speak/talk hokum
常用于指说话空洞无物。
The politician was talking hokum about the economy.
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