◙ (pl. -eys) 1. a varied mixture of people or things; a miscellany • 混杂的人群（或事物）；混合物；大杂烩 »an interesting medley of flavours. 有趣的调料大杂烩。 a collection of songs or other musical items performed as a continuous piece • 集成曲 »a medley of Beatles songs. 披头士乐队集成曲。 a swimming race in which contestants swim sections in different strokes, either individually or in relay teams • 混合泳赛；混合泳接力赛 ◙ adjective 1. (archaic)mixed;motley • [古] 混合的；混杂的 »a medley range of vague and variable impressions. 模糊不定的杂乱印象。 ◙ (past and past participle -eyed 或 -ied) 1. [with obj.] (archaic)make a medley of;intermix • [古] 使混合；使混杂
【语源】
1. Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee 'melee', based on medieval Latin misculare 'to mix'; compare with meddle