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inordinate + noun
She spends an inordinate amount of time on her phone.
她花在手机上的时间过多。
过度的；无节制的；不合理的
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过度的；无节制的；不合理的
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
She spends an inordinate amount of time on her phone.
她花在手机上的时间过多。
过度的；不合理或不适当的
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
She spent an inordinate amount of time on social media every day.
她每天花过多的时间在社交媒体上。
The project required an inordinate number of resources, far more than anticipated.
这个项目需要过多的资源，远超预期。
He felt an inordinate sense of pride after winning the small contest.
赢得小比赛后，他感到过分的自豪。
She spends an inordinate amount of time on her phone.
她花在手机上的时间过多。
An inordinate number of errors were found in the report.
报告中发现了过多的错误。
在系表结构中，inordinate 作表语。
His demands were inordinate.
他的要求过分了。
Not this
He inordinates his expenses.
Use this
His expenses are inordinate.
inordinate 是形容词，不能作为动词使用。应改为系表结构，用 are inordinate 表示‘过度的’。
Not this
He has inordinate amount of work.
Use this
He has an inordinate amount of work.
inordinate 以元音音素开头，其前需用不定冠词 an，且 amount of 前需要冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
过多的数量
He spent an inordinate amount of time on the project.
他花了过多的时间在这个项目上。
过长的长度
The meeting lasted an inordinate length of time.
会议持续了过长的时间。
过分的骄傲
His inordinate pride prevented him from asking for help.
他过分的骄傲使他无法求助。
过度的延迟
There has been an inordinate delay in processing the application.
处理申请出现了过度的延迟。
过多的数量
An inordinate number of errors were found in the report.
报告中发现了过多的错误。
对甲虫过分的偏爱。
Attributed to British evolutionary biologist J.B.S. Haldane, who is said to have replied this when asked what his studies of nature revealed about the Creator.
此语出自英国进化生物学家J.B.S.霍尔丹，据说有人问他研究自然揭示了造物主的哪些特质时，他这样回答。
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联想 inordinate 为 'in (超出) + ordinate (正常范围)', 即过度的。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discourse、serious criticism 该词比较正式，多用于书面语或学术语境，指超出合理或正常范围的程度。
通常用于描述数量或程度超出正常范围，多作定语或表语。
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