(chiefly N. Amer.)a person who talks at great length without making much sense (主 北美)喋喋不休的人;废话连篇的人 ■[mass noun]foolish talk; nonsense 傻话;废话
语源
mid 17th cent.: from blather + skite, a Scots derogatory term adopted into American colloquial speech during the War of Independence from the Scottish song Maggie Lauder, by F. Semphill, which was popular with American troops