prolix
英 ['prəʊlɪks; prə'lɪks]
美 ['prolɪks]
GRE
1、pro- "forth" + lix- (base of liquere).
2、字面意思为:poured out.
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。
- 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.)).
- 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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