motley
motley 英 [ˈmɒtli] 美 [ˈmɑtli]
adj. 杂色的；混杂的；五颜六色的 n. 混杂；杂色衣服；小丑
名词复数:motleys
- If you've encountered the word motley, it's most likely in the phrase "motley crew," which means a diverse and poorly organized group. Think of a band of pirates, or the assorted characters who became The Fellowship of the Ring.
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- adj. 杂色的；混杂的；五颜六色的
- n. 混杂；杂色衣服；小丑
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1. motley: I am assuming the customer, or the voice of the customer like the product owner, is there?
马特里：我猜想客户，或则客户的代表如产品负责人会出现在那里，对吧？
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2. The picture that emerged is a motley conglomeration of people with widely varying goals -- and some with no clear-cut goals at all other than to denounce greed.
由此看到是形形色色的人们聚合在一块，彼此的目标相去甚远，有些人除了谴责贪婪以外完全没有清晰的目标。
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3. When I parse my body’s motley parade of scars, I see them as personal runes and conversation starters.
当我剖析自己身体上各种疤痕的时候，我把它们看做是私人的符号，是开始谈话的话题。
- motley (adj.) late 14c., "parti-colored" (originally of fabric), from Anglo-French motteley, probably from Old English mot "speck" (see mote). But Klein's sources say probably from Gaulish. "Diversified in color," especially of a fool's dress. Hence, allusively, "a fool" (1600). As a noun meaning "cloth of mixed color" from late 14c.
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