Word · Frequency #25595
prattle
闲扯；唠叨；废话
核心释义
常含贬义，指孩子气或无意义的闲谈。
Foolish, childish, or idle talk; babble.
- 1.
Silly, childish talk; babble.
- 2.
无聊或愚蠢且无关紧要的谈话
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
无聊或愚蠢且无关紧要的谈话；闲扯；(小孩般)咿咿呀呀的话
用法In use
Her constant prattle about celebrity gossip bored everyone at the party.
用法提示：prattle 在此作名词，指琐碎无聊的谈话。
The meeting was a waste of time, filled with meaningless prattle.
用法提示：prattle 作名词，表示无价值的闲聊。
I couldn't concentrate on my work because of the prattle from the next room.
用法提示：prattle 作名词，指令人分心的无聊谈话。
prattle about sth
I'm tired of listening to his endless prattle about his new car.
我听腻了他没完没了地谈论他的新车。
prattle of sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- idle prattle
- 无聊的闲扯
- Their conversation was just idle prattle about celebrities.他们的谈话只是关于名人的无聊闲扯。
- childish prattle
- 幼稚的废话
- She was tired of listening to the childish prattle of the toddlers.她厌倦了听幼儿们幼稚的废话。
- empty prattle
- 空洞的唠叨
- Politicians often engage in empty prattle instead of solving problems.政客们常常说些空洞的废话，而不是解决问题。
- mindless prattle
- 不经大脑的胡说
- He responded to their mindless prattle with silence.他用沉默回应他们不经大脑的胡说。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：prattle 听起来像 rattle（唠叨），前面加个 p，小孩咿呀学语，尽说些无聊蠢话。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：Literary or narrative writing、Everyday speech 通常带有轻微的贬义，多用于书面或文学性描写；在口语中也会出现，常带有不耐烦或批评的语气。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数，表示闲聊或废话。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
battle、cattle、rattle、tattle 与 prattle 押韵，都包含 /ætəl/ 音。注意 startle 拼写以 -tle 结尾，与 prattle 的 -ttle 相近，但元音不同，startle 读 /ˈstɑːrtəl/，不押韵。另注意 prate /preɪt/ 与 prattle 形近义近，但读音不同。
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