Word · Frequency #19993
ado
纷扰；忙乱；麻烦
a rapid active commotion
常用于短语 without further/more ado（不再啰嗦）
- 1.
Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
麻烦；麻烦的事；大惊小怪,骚动
麻烦；麻烦的事；大惊小怪,骚动；纷扰；忙乱；麻烦
In use
They started the ceremony without further ado.
There was much ado about the new policy, but nothing changed.
Stop all this ado and get to the point.
without further ado
固定短语，意为‘不再啰嗦；立即’。
Without further ado, let me introduce the guest speaker.
不再多说，让我介绍特邀演讲嘉宾。
much ado about sth
来自莎士比亚剧作《无事生非》（Much Ado About Nothing），表示‘对某事小题大做’。
They made much ado about the missing file, but it turned out to be a simple mistake.
他们为丢失的文件大惊小怪，但结果只是个简单的错误。
Common mistakes
Please don't ado your parents.Please don't cause your parents any ado.
ado是名词，不能用作动词。正确的表达是'cause ado'或'make ado'。
There were many ados before the wedding.There was much ado before the wedding.
ado是不可数名词，没有复数形式。应使用much修饰。
Connections
Collocations
- without further ado
- 不再多说；立即
- Without further ado, let me introduce our guest.不再多说，让我介绍我们的嘉宾。
- much ado about nothing
- 小题大做；无事生非
- The whole controversy was much ado about nothing.整个争议纯属小题大做。
- with much ado
- 费尽周折；费力地
- He climbed the steep hill with much ado.他费尽周折爬上了陡峭的山。
- make much ado about
- 对……大惊小怪
- Don't make much ado about the typo.别对这个笔误大惊小怪。
Idioms & figurative uses
- without further ado
- 不再啰嗦；立即Without further ado, let's begin.闲话少说，我们开始吧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 ado 拆成 a do（一通乱做），联想成瞎忙活、大惊小怪的麻烦事。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、set phrases such as 'without further ado' “ado” 多用于正式场合或书面语，尤其在 without further ado 这一固定说法中表示“不再啰嗦；闲话少说”。日常口语中单独使用较少。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常见于短语'without further ado'和'much ado about nothing'
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音均为 /uː/，与 ado 的最后一个音节 /-duː/ 押韵。注意 do 和 to 在句子中常弱读为 /də/、/tə/；也不要看到 ado- 开头的词就照搬发音，如 adobe /əˈdoʊbi/、adopt /əˈdɒpt/ 都与 ado 不同音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.