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inordinate

🇬🇧 UK/i'nɒ:dinәt/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Exceeding reasonable or normal limits; excessive.

过度的,过分的,无节制的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
ordin
+
ateto make, having
=inordinate

Common Collocations

  • 1.inordinate amount过度的数量
  • 2.inordinate cost过度的成本
  • 3.[inordinate] pride[过分的]骄傲

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He spent an inordinate amount of time on trivial details.

  • 2.

    The inordinate cost of the project exceeded the initial budget significantly.

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