garbled

/ˈɡɑːbld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɑːrbld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgär-bəld/ (ame, mw)

garbled — 形容詞

  • garbledpositive
  • more garbledcomparative
  • most garbledsuperlative

1. describes spoken words, recordings, or retold information that comes through so

1.形容詞C1
釋義

含糊不清

話語或訊息因混亂或失真而難以聽懂

describes spoken words, recordings, or retold information that comes through so jumbled or distorted that the listener cannot work out what is really being said, and may end up with the wrong idea about what happened

例句

Owen left a garbled voicemail about his missed flight, and nobody could tell which airport he meant.

Owen 留了一則含糊不清的語音留言，提到他錯過了班機，但沒人聽得出他指的是哪個機場。

garbled + voicemail/message — distorted speech the listener cannot make out

The dispatcher caught only a garbled report from the rescue team near the pass.

調度員只收到救援隊從山口附近傳來的一份含糊不清的回報。

garbled + report/transmission — typical context: weak signal or hurried speaker

同義詞
  • muddled

    broader; can describe thinking or arrangement, not just speech

  • incoherent

    stronger; emphasizes a complete lack of logical connection in what is said

  • jumbled

    more about wrong order; can also apply to physical objects

  • distorted

    stresses that signal or meaning has been twisted, often deliberately

反義詞
  • clear

    easy for the listener to follow and understand

  • intelligible

    formal; able to be understood without effort

文法句型

garbled + message/account/recording

sound garbled

用法筆記

Subject is almost always something verbal or transmitted: a message, voicemail, recording, announcement, account, or rumor. Rarely describes written text and never describes objects or physical conditions.

常見錯誤

❌The wires in the kitchen were garbled.
✅The wires in the kitchen were tangled.
💡'garbled' refers to confused speech or messages, not to physical things being mixed up.
❌I felt garbled after the long flight.
✅I felt confused after the long flight.
💡'garbled' describes the message a person produces, not how a person feels.