c. 1300, "hand-to-hand combat," from Old French medlee, variant of meslee (see meddle). Meaning "combination, mixture" is from mid-15c.; that of "musical combination consisting of diverse parts" is from 1620s.
例文
1. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.
私たちは外国語を話しながら、共通のジェスチャーをしてコミュニケーションを取っています。
2.Japan won the Men 's 200 metres Individual Medley .
日本が男子200メートル個人メドレーを制した。/
3.a medley of Beatles hits
ビートルズソング大連唱
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4.She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
彼女の400 mメドレーの成績は1980年より10秒遅れた。
5.China won the Men 's 200 metres Individual Medley .