early 14c., drevel "saliva, slaver," from drivel (v.). Meaning "idiotic speech or writing" is from 1852.
drivel (v.)
Old English dreflian "to dribble or run at the nose, slobber," from Proto-Germanic *drab-, from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy, darken." Meaning "to speak nonsense" is mid-14c. Related: Driveling, drivelling.
雙語例句
1. What absolute drivel!
一派胡言！
來自柯林斯例句
2. How can you watch that drivel on TV?
你怎么能看電視上那種胡說八道的東西？
來自《權威詞典》
3. I have never heard such silly drivel in all my life.
我一生中從未聽到過這樣的蠢話.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. She is still writing mindless drivel.
她還在寫些沒頭沒腦的東西。
來自辭典例句
5. Xiangzi couldn't bear to listen to this drivel.