flummery的词源

英文词源

flummery (n.)

1620s, a type of coagulated food, from Welsh llymru "sour oatmeal jelly boiled with the husks," of uncertain origin. Later of a sweet dish in cookery (1747). Figurative use, of flattery, empty talk, is from 1740s.

中文词源

flummery：恭维话

改写自威尔干语llymru, 一种酸甜的燕麦糊，后用于指一种蛋奶甜点心。由甜点引申词义恭维。

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