motley

名词 motley:

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
   同义词：assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri
2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

动词 motley:

1. make something more diverse and varied
   同义词：vary, variegate
2. make motley; color with different colors
   同义词：parti-color

形容词 motley:

1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)- I.A.Richards
   同义词：assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
   同义词：calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

1. The people she'd invited were a pretty motley crew.
   她请的人相当杂。
2. They were a motley crew.
   这帮人成份混杂。
3. They are wearing a motley collection of old clothes.
   他们穿着各式各样的旧衣服。