inordinate
UK/i'nɒ:dinәt/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Far beyond what is reasonable or normal; excessive
过度的，过分的，超出常理的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
-ateto make, having
=inordinate
in- (not) + ordin (order) + -ate = 'not ordered, not within the proper order.' What is not kept within proper bounds overflows them — so 'unordered' came to mean 'beyond reasonable limits, excessive.'
Root order still carries 34 more wordsCommon 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
- 4.inordinate delay过分的拖延
Example Sentences
- 1.
She spends an inordinate amount of time checking her phone.
- 2.
The project required an inordinate level of patience.
- 3.
He took an inordinate pride in his small garden.