medley
medley — 形容詞
- medleypositive
- medleyercomparative
- medleyestsuperlative
1. made up of many different kinds, brought together into a single whole
混成的
由多種不同元素組合而成的
made up of many different kinds, brought together into a single whole
A medley display of enamel brooches, beaded necklaces, and carved wooden boxes drew Mina's eye to the charity shop window.
櫥窗裡琳瑯滿目的混成展示——琺瑯胸針、串珠項鍊和手工木盒——吸引了 Mina 的目光。
attributive: medley + noun describing a mixed collection
The café's medley salad bowl came piled with roasted peppers, feta cubes, olives, and fresh mint.
咖啡廳的混成沙拉碗堆滿了烤甜椒、費塔起司、橄欖和新鮮薄荷。
A medley queue of cyclists, parents with pushchairs, and elderly dog-walkers snaked around the ice-cream van.
混成的排隊人龍——單車騎士、推嬰兒車的家長和遛狗老人——繞著冰淇淋車蜿蜒而行。
The craft table was covered with a medley heap of felt squares, sequins, pipe cleaners, and glue sticks.
手工桌鋪滿了混成的一堆材料：不織布方塊、亮片、毛根和膠水棒。
Hakim's medley spice blend gave the stew a warm and surprising flavour.
Hakim 的混成香料讓燉菜散發出溫暖而令人驚喜的風味。
- uniform
everything of the same type or appearance
- homogeneous
all parts alike; more formal register
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'the collection was medley' — use 'mixed' or 'varied' instead.
常見錯誤
medley — 名詞
- medleysingular
- medleysplural
1. a continuous musical performance that stitches together several well-known songs
組曲
將多首歌曲串聯成連續的音樂表演
a continuous musical performance that stitches together several well-known songs or melodies
The choir opened the concert with a lively medley of Motown hits.
合唱團以一首活潑的 Motown 組曲拉開音樂會的序幕。
collocation: a lively medley of [style or genre]
Keiko played a piano medley that moved from classical études into jazz improvisations.
Keiko 彈奏了一首鋼琴組曲，從古典練習曲轉入爵士即興演奏。
At the wedding, the band performed a medley of the couple's favourite love songs.
婚禮上，樂隊演奏了一首由新人最愛情歌組成的組曲。
The radio host closed the late-night show with a short medley of ABBA, Queen, and Blondie hits.
電台主持人在深夜節目尾聲播放了一首簡短的組曲，串聯了 ABBA、Queen 和 Blondie 的經典。
Esther's spin class pedalled hard through a twenty-minute medley of 1990s dance tracks.
Esther 的飛輪課上，學員跟著一組二十分鐘的 1990 年代舞曲組曲奮力踩踏。
- potpourri
more old-fashioned and literary; often used of light classical arrangements
- mashup
informal; a digital creation that layers songs simultaneously rather than in sequence
- compilation
a collection of separate tracks with no transitions between them; broader term
文法句型
a medley of + plural noun (songs, hits, tunes)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: a musical medley is an arranged performance with transitions, not simply any mixed collection.
常見錯誤
2. a competitive swimming event in which each portion of the race requires the swim
混合接力
選手分段使用不同泳姿的競賽
a competitive swimming event in which each portion of the race requires the swimmer to use a different stroke
Naledi won the 200-metre individual medley after months of butterfly training.
Naledi 經過數月的蝶式訓練後，贏得了 200 公尺個人混合接力。
collocation: individual medley
The relay team practised their medley handovers until they were perfectly timed.
接力隊反覆練習混合接力的交接，直到時間完美配合。
Fatima swam the backstroke leg of the girls' medley relay at the county finals.
Fatima 在郡級決賽中負責女子混合接力賽的仰式棒次。
Dmitri's medley time at the city finals beat his personal best by three seconds.
Dmitri 在城市決賽中的混合接力成績比他的個人最佳紀錄快了三秒。
Oluwaseyi's strong breaststroke gave his team the lead in the medley event.
Oluwaseyi 強勁的蛙式讓他的隊伍在混合接力項目中取得領先。
文法句型
the + [distance] + individual medley
the + [distance] + medley relay
用法筆記
The standard order of strokes is butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle. In a relay medley four swimmers each take one stroke; in an individual medley one swimmer performs all four.
常見錯誤
3. an assortment of different people, objects, or elements brought together
混雜
不同的人或事物集合在一起
an assortment of different people, objects, or elements brought together
The market stall sold a colourful medley of spices, dried herbs, and loose teas.
市場攤位販售各式混雜的香料、乾燥香草和散裝茶葉。
collocation: a colourful medley of [plural nouns]
Ingrid's essay drew from a medley of sources including diaries, letters, and maps.
Ingrid 的論文引用了混雜的資料來源，包括日記、信件和地圖。
The church basement filled on Tuesday evenings with a medley of faces — a retired nurse, a teenage runaway, a widowed father of three.
週二晚上，教堂地下室坐滿了形形色色的人——退休護理師、蹺家少年、帶著三個孩子的鰥夫。
Javier's bookshelf held a medley of cookbooks, graphic novels, and travel guides.
Javier 的書架上擺滿了混雜的書籍：食譜、圖像小說和旅遊指南。
The summer festival offered a medley of activities from puppet shows to kite flying.
夏季園遊會安排了形形色色的活動，從木偶戲到放風箏應有盡有。
- mixture
more common and neutral; the everyday alternative
- assortment
emphasises variety of types more than the fact of mixing
- hodgepodge
informal; often suggests a disorderly or random collection
- uniformity
everything being the same
- single type
only one kind present
文法句型
a medley of + plural noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'of' followed by plural nouns describing the items in the mixture. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes any mixture, not a musical performance.