
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)