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词汇 prolixity
释义 prolixity
noun[ U ]
 formaldisapprovinguk /prəˈlɪk.sə.ti/ us /prəˈlɪk.sə.t̬i/
the fact of using too many words and therefore being boring or difficult to read or listen to: 冗长,啰嗦
Despite all its absurd prolixity, this is one of the great books in the English language.尽管这本书冗长到一种荒谬的程度,可仍是最伟大的英文著作之一。
His personal secretary issued a statement, a masterpiece of prolixity that took about five minutes to say what could have been said in ten seconds.
In its rambling prolixity that sentence can stand for his entire book.
Despite the prolixity and the academic clutter, he can write.
His lyrics, often given to prolixity, are here pared down.
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