Imbroglio
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 纠纷, 纠葛
- ［英］ n. 纠纷, 纠葛 ( confused misunderstanding or disagreement)
- ［类］ 反义词: harmony ( 协调)
- ［记］ im ( 进入) +broglio ( 混乱) , 原是意大利语
- ［例］ an imbroglio of papers and books
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun (plural -glios)
- Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller — more at embroil
- Date: 1750
- 1. a confused mass
- 2.
- a. an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
- b. an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
- c. a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation ; embroilment
- d. scandal 3a <survived the political imbroglio>
