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helter-skelter

['heltə'skeltə]

n. 狼狈；慌张
adv. 匆忙地；混乱地
adj. 仓促忙乱的；杂乱的

中文词源

helter-skelter 游乐场的螺旋滑梯

词源不详，helter为 skelter的韵律构词。可能来自skel-,弯，转，词源同scoliosis,isosceles.由弯，转引申词义螺旋滑梯。

英文词源

helter-skelter (adv.): also helter skelter, 1590s, perhaps from skelte "to hasten, scatter hurriedly," with the first element there merely for the sake of rhyme. As an adjective from 1785.