| 词汇 | prolix |
| 释义 | prolix adjective formaldisapprovinguk /ˈprəʊ.lɪks/ us /ˈproʊ.lɪks/ using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to: 冗长的;啰唆的;好长篇大论的 The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.这个作者冗长的写作风格无益于促进该书的销售。 Synonyms chattyinformal expansive(TALKING)formal garrulous long-winded loquaciousformal talkative verboseformaldisapproving volubleformal wordydisapproving Opposites concise pithy(SHORT) succinctapproving talking a lot talkativeShe's very happy, talkative, and outgoing. loquaciousOnce a loquacious politician, he now makes rarely grants interviews and reads speeches from texts. chattyThe advisor was friendly and chatty. garrulousHer normally garrulous mother had little to say on the subject. volubleEvelyn was very voluble on the rights of women. long-windedHe can be a long-winded bore. Difficult to understand abstruse abstrusely ambiguity ambiguous ambiguously esoteric esoterically fathomless fathomlessly garble it's all Greek to meidiom labyrinthine lost non-intuitive obscurely unintuitively unreadable verbiage verbosely verbosity You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Talking too much Examples of prolixprolix Yet their ' crumbling ' of the scriptural text, on which they depended for form and structure, lent a digressive and prolix quality to their sermons. These questions were not given any consideration in prolix debates about the growth and development of the industrial 'working class'. The work itself is somewhat prolix, and seems to dispose of the words of its text at an inexorably consistent rate. Many of the records are more prolix, though. His prolix formulations, and also his personalizing narratives, are face work aimed at repairing, if not denying, a flaw in an otherwise impeccable professional profile. If questions and statements are irrelevant and prolix, he does not allow them, but it is up to him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The objection taken by solicitors was that the details asked for were unnecessarily prolix, and that particulars were sought which were not really useful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They encourage the very fault which they should condemn by these long, prolix epistles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are times when even those as prolix as myself recognise that there is a value in silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also due to counsel being far too prolix. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The price of the one indicates shortness and simplicity; that of the other suggests that it is more prolix. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that when the process started the summaries tended to be a bit too prolix. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is a prolix form of legislation, it is clearly unnecessary, unreasonable and undesirable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our statute book continues to swell, becoming increasingly prolix and extensive as a result. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be aware that the "noises off" were raised not so much in disagreement, but because his question was a tiny bit prolix. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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