midden

• n. （英）堆肥；（英）垃圾箱；贝丘

来自中古英语myddyng,来自古丹麦语mykdyngja,来自myk-,粪，词源同mucus,muck,dyngja,粪堆，词源同dung.后用于考古学术语贝丘，因从丹麦古代厨房遗址所挖掘出的贝壳残骸而得名。参考百度百科。

midden

midden: see muck

midden (n.)

mid-14c., "dung hill," of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish mødding, from møg "muck" (see muck (n.)) + dynge "heap of dung" (see dung). Modern archaeological sense of "kitchen midden" is from Danish excavations.

1. Better woo over the midden than over the moor.

愿嫁邻家男,不嫁外乡汉.

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2. He spewed sentences whose dependent clauses piled up into midden heaps of outrage or joy.

讲话总是滔滔不绝,通过大量的语法从句表达自己的愤怒或欢乐.

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