prolix
英['pr??l?ks;pr?'l?ks]
美['prol?ks]
- adj. 冗長(zhǎng)的；說話啰嗦的
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?prolixity;
助記提示
1、pro- "forth" + lix- (base of liquere).
2、字面意思為：poured out.
中文詞源
prolix 繁瑣的，羅嗦的
來自拉丁語prolixus,延長(zhǎng)的，來自pro-,向前，-lix,流動(dòng)，液化，詞源同liquid.引申詞義繁瑣的，羅嗦的。
英文詞源
- prolix
- prolix: see liquid
- prolix (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French prolixe (13c.) and directly from Latin prolixus "extended," literally "poured out," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + base of liquere "to flow" (see liquid (adj.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Too much speaking makes it a little prolix .
- 說了那么多，有些羅嗦了。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Prithee , darlingmost! - court me rather than the peevish prolix.
- 我請(qǐng)求你, 我的最愛! 追求我,毋寧倔強(qiáng)的冗說.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Her style is tediously prolix.
- 她的文章冗長(zhǎng)而乏味.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)