mumbo jumbo的词源

英文词源

mumbo jumbo (n.)

1738, name of an idol supposedly worshipped by certain tribes in Africa; said to be a corruption of words in Mandingo (one reconstructed version is Mama Dyumbo), but no likely source has been found in the languages of the Niger region, to which the original accounts relate. Meaning "big, empty talk" is attested from 1896.

中文词源

mumbo jumbo：巫术，魔神，胡言乱语，繁文缛节

词源不详，通常认为来自非洲某语言，为当地人祭祀的神灵，并引申相关词义。

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