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Prolixity Brevity(极为简洁 Prəu'liksəti N.啰嗦 英 N.啰嗦(Tedious Wordiness Verbosity

单词 prolixity
音标 [prəu'liksəti]
解释 n.啰嗦
红宝书 【英】 n.啰嗦(tedious wordiness; verbosity)
【考】 反义词:extreme brevity(极为简洁); conciseness(简洁); succinctness(简洁)
字源 prolixity (n.)
late 14c., from Old French prolixité "verbosity" (13c.), from Latin prolixitatem (nominative prolixitas), from prolixus (see prolix).
不择手段背单词 n. 令人厌烦地啰嗦
【反】extreme brevity(极为简洁); conciseness = succinctness(n 简洁; 简明); rareness(n 稀薄)
趣味全助记 【记】源自pro- + liquid 象水流一样多,长;pro + lex词汇,用词汇多的;

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