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prolix

adj.冗长的,说话罗嗦的

难易程度:

prolix为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:prolixly 名词:prolixity

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prolix


/'prəʊlɪks; [US] prəʊ'lɪks; pro`lɪks/
adj (fml 文) (of a speech, writer, etc) using too many words and so boring to listen to or read (指讲话、作家等)冗长而乏味的, 罗唆的
*a prolix speaker 说话罗唆的人
* Her style is tediously prolix. 她的文章冗长而乏味.

prolix


adj formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: prolixe, from Latin prolixus 'flowing out in large quantities', from liquere 'to flow']
a prolix piece of writing has too many words and is boring