| 释义 |
●(learn, repeat, etc. sth) ˈparrot-fashion (BrE, disapproving) (learn, repeat, etc. sth) without understanding the meaning 鹦鹉学舌；机械模仿而不解其义地◆When we were at school we used to learn history parrot-fashion; all I can remember now is the dates.
我们在学校时学习历史都是死记硬背，现在我能记住的只是一些年代。 NOTE This idiom refer to the fact that parrots can learn phrases and repeat them after you without understanding what they mean. 这个习语原指鹦鹉学舌，鹦鹉虽不懂人们所教的词语的意思，但能学会并跟读这些词。 |