[じょうちょう, jouchou] verbose (an), redundant, prolix[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long,
prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow,
akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe.
See {Liquid}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in
narration or argument; excessively particular in detail;
-- rarely used except with reference to discourse written
or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix
sermon.
[1913 Webster]
With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --
applied to a speaker or writer.
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Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome;
wearisome.
Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in
circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling
particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying,
and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations.
Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of
imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a
want of it.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prolix
adj 1: tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great
length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer
telling you more than you want to know" [ant: {concise}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
