英语单词

prolix是什么意思

prolix

英 ['prəʊlɪks; prə'lɪks] 美 ['prolɪks]
  • adj. 冗长的;说话啰嗦的

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.

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

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