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.