English Dictionary

jumble

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 イギリス英語 くだけた表現

A mixture of often unrelated things. / (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale. / (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.

日本語の意味

ごちゃ混ぜ、寄せ集め（様々な、しばしば無関係のものの混合） / （英国で、不可算名詞として）蚤の市用の品物の寄せ集め / （英国で、可算名詞として・口語）蚤の市

The attic was a jumble of old furniture, boxes of letters, and forgotten toys.

屋根裏は古い家具や手紙の入った箱、忘れられたおもちゃなどがごちゃ混ぜになっていた。

意味（1）

A mixture of often unrelated things.

His voice was rich and mellow and he had so long been thoroughly persuaded of the weight and import to mankind of any word he said that his words really had come to sound as if there were something in them. But now he can only whisper, and what he whispers sounds like what it is—mere jumble and jargon.

意味（2）

(uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.

Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]

意味（3）

(countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.

That's a nice coat, said Bella. I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it.

jumbles （ plural ）