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顛倒地,相反地,亂七八糟地顛倒的,相反的,亂七八糟的顛倒,混亂使顛倒,使混亂
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Topsy-turvy \Top"sy-tur"vy\, adv. [Earlier topside-turvey,
topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as
turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means,
overturned, fr. {AS}. torfian to throw.]
In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside
down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
資料來源 : WordNet®
topsy-turvy
adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up
higgledy-piggledy" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}]
2: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-turvily},
{in great confusion}]
topsy-turvy
adj : in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn: {disorderly},
{higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger}, {jumbled}]