英語單詞

prolix是什麽意思

prolix

英 ['prəʊlɪks; prə'lɪks] 美 ['prolɪks]
  • adj. 冗長的;說話囉嗦的

助記提示


1、pro- "forth" + lix- (base of liquere).
2、字麵意思為:poured out.

中文詞源


prolix 繁瑣的,羅嗦的

來自拉丁語prolixus,延長的,來自pro-,向前,-lix,流動,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.)).

雙語例句


1. Too much speaking makes it a little prolix .
說了那麽多,有些羅嗦了。

來自辭典例句

2. Prithee , darlingmost! - court me rather than the peevish prolix.
我請求你, 我的最愛! 追求我,毋寧倔強的冗說.

來自互聯網

3. Her style is tediously prolix.
她的文章冗長而乏味.

來自互聯網

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