• adj. 冗長(zhǎng)的；說(shuō)話啰嗦的

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。

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 .

說(shuō)了那么多，有些羅嗦了。

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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).

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3. Her style is tediously prolix.

她的文章冗長(zhǎng)而乏味.

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