tatter

• n. 碎布；碎纸
• vt. 扯碎；撕碎；使破烂
• vi. 变得破烂

来自古诺斯语 toturr,破布，破衣服。

tatter (n.)

c. 1400, tatrys (plural) "slashed garments," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse tturr "rags, tatters, tattered garment," cognate with Old English tttec, ttteca "rag, tatter." Related: Tatters.

1. She replies to my point so convincingly that my argument is soon in tatter.

她反驳我提出的各点都很有说服力,很快就将我的论点驳倒.

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