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源自中古英语 'wordi',由 'word'(词语)加形容词后缀 '-y' 构成,最早记录于14世纪。
❶ 形容说话或写作时用词过多,显得啰嗦或冗长。通常带有贬义,指表达不够简洁明了。
“Her essay was too wordy and could be shortened by half.”
(她的文章太啰嗦了,可以删减一半篇幅。)
“The lawyer's wordy explanation confused the jury.”
(律师冗长的解释让陪审团更困惑了。)
wordy explanation — 指用过多词语进行的解释,通常效果适得其反,反而让信息更难理解。
“The teacher gave a wordy explanation that left students more confused.”
(老师给出了一个冗长的解释,反而让学生更困惑了。)