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ado

UK //əˈduː//US //əˈduː//

词源

源自中古英语 at do(=to do),受古诺尔斯语影响,14世纪后期演变为现代拼写形式。

noun

❶ 指不必要的忙乱或纷扰,常用于描述因小事引起的混乱或拖延。

“Without further ado, let's begin the meeting.”

(闲话少说,我们开始会议吧。)

“There was much ado about the missing documents.”

(关于丢失的文件引起了很大的骚动。)

同义词:fuss, commotion, bustle

常见短语

without further ado — 表示不再拖延或废话,直接开始做某事。常用于正式场合或演讲的开场。

“Without further ado, I present tonight's guest speaker.”

(闲话少说,我向大家介绍今晚的客座演讲人。)

much ado about nothing — 源自莎士比亚戏剧标题,形容小题大做或为无关紧要的事瞎忙。

“Their argument was much ado about nothing.”

(他们的争吵完全是小题大做。)