prolix
英['prəʊlɪks;prə'lɪks]
美['prolɪks]
- adj. 冗长的；说话啰嗦的
词态变化
名词: prolixity;
助记提示
1、pro- "forth" + lix- (base of liquere).
2、字面意思为：poured out.
中文词源
prolix 繁琐的，罗嗦的
来自拉丁语prolixus,延长的，来自pro-,向前，-lix,流动，液化，词源同liquid.引申词义繁琐的，罗嗦的。
英文词源
- 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.)).
双语例句
- 1. Too much speaking makes it a little prolix .
- 说了那么多，有些罗嗦了。
来自辞典例句
- 2. Prithee , darlingmost! - court me rather than the peevish prolix.
- 我请求你, 我的最爱! 追求我,毋宁倔强的冗说.
来自互联网
- 3. Her style is tediously prolix.
- 她的文章冗长而乏味.
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