THERE is a word very much in vogue with the people of taste and fashion, which, though it has not even the penumbra of a meaning, yet makes up the sum total of the wit, sense, and judgment of the aforesaid people of taste and fashion. This word is HUMBUG. [The Student, vol. II...
The meaning of HUMBUG is something designed to deceive and mislead. How to use humbug in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Humbug.
这个词缀用于构成名词,表示“...的地方,...的艺术,...的状态,...的数量”,源自中古英语的-erie,源自拉丁语的-arius(参见-ary)。在现代口语中有时也表示“...的集体”或“一个例子”。 广告 humbuggery 的使用趋势 广告 仅供参考,由机器翻译系统提供。查看原文,请访问:Etymology, origin and meaning ofhum...