Word
prolix
冗长的；啰嗦的
核心释义
Tediously long or wordy; tending to speak or write at great length.
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冗长的；啰嗦的
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
冗长的；说话罗唆的
用法In use
His prolix explanation made the training session last twice as long as planned.
用法提示：prolix 作定语修饰 explanation，表示“冗长的”，强调说话或写作过度延长。
The professor is known for being prolix, often taking an hour to answer a simple question.
用法提示：prolix 作表语，与 being 连用，表示“啰嗦的”，描述人说话冗长。
I tried to read her prolix article, but I gave up halfway through.
用法提示：prolix 作定语修饰 article，表示“冗长的”，体现文本篇幅过长且乏味。
prolix + noun
prolix 作定语，修饰名词，强调讲话或文章冗长乏味。
The professor gave a prolix lecture that lasted three hours.
那位教授做了一个冗长的讲座，持续了三个小时。
be + prolix
prolix 作表语，主语通常是讲话、文章或写作者。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prolix style
- 冗长的文风
- His prolix style makes even simple ideas hard to follow.他冗长的文风使简单的想法都难以理解。
- prolix speech
- 冗长的演讲
- The audience grew restless during the prolix speech.在冗长的演讲中，听众变得不耐烦。
- prolix writer
- 啰嗦的作家
- She is a prolix writer who rarely uses one word when ten will do.她是个啰嗦的作家，很少用一个词能表达清楚的地方却用十个。
- prolix explanation
- 冗长的解释
- His prolix explanation only confused the students further.他冗长的解释反而让学生们更加困惑。
- prolix prose
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：prolix 以 pro 开头，想到 professor 教授，爱长篇大论，所以意思是冗长、啰嗦。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism 这个词比较正式且书面化，多用于正式写作或文学评论中，表示说话或写作冗长、啰嗦，带有批评语气；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common rhymes with /ˈprəʊlɪks/. The listed words share the spelling ending -lix or -ix but are not rhymes: helix has /ˈhiːlɪks/, and mix, fix, six have /ɪks/, all different from the stressed diphthong /əʊ/ in prolix.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.