prolix
英 ['pr??l?ks; pr?'l?ks]
美['prol?ks]
- adj. 冗長(zhǎng)的；說(shuō)話啰嗦的
GRE暢通詞匯
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.
2、字面意思為：poured out.
中文詞源
prolix 繁瑣的，羅嗦的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)prolixus,延長(zhǎng)的，來(lái)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. Too much speaking makes it a little prolix .
- 說(shuō)了那么多，有些羅嗦了。
來(lái)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(shuō).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Her style is tediously prolix.
- 她的文章冗長(zhǎng)而乏味.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)