also pot-pourri, 1610s, "mixed meats served in a stew," from French pot pourri "stew," literally "rotten pot" (loan-translation of Spanish olla podrida), from pourri, past participle of pourrir "to rot," from Vulgar Latin *putrire, from Latin putrescere "grow rotten" (see putrescent). Notion of "medley" led to meaning "mixture of dried flowers and spices," first recorded in English 1749. Figurative sense (originally in music) of "miscellaneous collection" is recorded from 1855.
实用例句
1. a potpourri of tunes
乐曲集锦
来自《权威词典》
2. As tobacco cigarette burns, a potpourri of 4000 chemicals is released, including carbon monoxide and hydrocyanic acid.
当烟被点燃时，融合了四千种化学品的气体被释放出来，其中包括一氧化碳和氢氰酸。
来自辞典例句
3. Even so, there is a slight odour of potpourri emanating from Longfellow.
纵然如此, 也还是可以闻到来自朗费罗的一种轻微的杂烩的味道.
来自辞典例句
4. No.6 : You smell like a walking bag of potpourri.
你闻起来像一整袋的干花.
来自互联网
5. Potpourri Green: Earthy and pale a neutral for kitchens and bathrooms.
