Mumbo Jumbo——無稽之談

** any kind of gibberish or meaningless combination of words or syllables

~~ 胡話；無稽之談；胡言亂語；胡說八道；鬼話連篇；天書；莫名其妙的話; 騙人的鬼話; 迷惑人的做法

~~ gibberish; balderdash; twaddle; gobbledygook; abracadabra; humbug; poppycock; hocus-pocus; hokey-pokey; jibber-jabber

!! Mumbo Jumbo was the corruption of Mama Dyumbo spoken in a tribe in Senegal, West Africa, which refers to two meanings:

Mumbo Jumbo是西非塞內加爾的一個部落中Mama Dyumbo 的變體，它指的是兩個含義：

1. a high priest who makes troubled spirits of ancestors go away,

一位能使祖先幽靈消失的大祭司

2. a ploy used to frighten one's noisy wife with his scary mask, tufted headdress, and hideous noises. He would then tie her to a tree and "whip her silent" amid the jeers of onlookers.

這是一種嚇唬吵鬧妻子的技倆，用可怕的面具和簇絨的頭飾，發出可怕的噪音。然後，他將妻子綁在樹上，並在旁觀者的嘲笑中“鞭打到她沉默”。

>> Analysts called the lengthy joint statement of the two countries diplomatic mumbo jumbo meant to obscure real disagreements.

分析家稱，兩國冗長的聯合聲明為外交辭令，意在掩蓋實質分歧。

學勤教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教 授