prolix的意思

prolix

英式音标['prolɪks]
美式英标['prəʊlɪks; prə'lɪks]

基本解释

adj. 冗长的；说话啰嗦的

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.)).

实用例句

1. Too much speaking makes it a little prolix .: 说了那么多，有些罗嗦了。

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.

3. Her style is tediously prolix.: 她的文章冗长而乏味.

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