loquacious
Definitions
Tending to talk a great deal; excessively chatty.
话多的，健谈的；喋喋不休的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedloqu (speak) + -acious (tending to, full of) = 'tending to speak a lot.' The -acious suffix (as in voracious, tenacious) signals excess, so loquacious tilts negative: not just talkative, but talkative to the point of being tiresome.
Root loqu still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.loquacious host健谈的主人
- 2.surprisingly loquacious出奇地健谈
- 3.naturally loquacious天生话多
- 4.too loquacious话太多
Example Sentences
- 1.
Our loquacious neighbor can turn a quick hello into an hour-long chat.
- 2.
After two glasses of wine he became surprisingly loquacious.
- 3.
The normally quiet boy grew loquacious whenever trains came up.
Synonym Comparison
- loquacious — tending to talk too much, faintly negative and formal
- talkative — neutral, everyday: a talkative child
- chatty — friendly and informal, light and warm in tone
- garrulous — talks at tedious length, often about trivial things; more negative than loquacious
- voluble — talks rapidly and fluently, emphasizing the flow rather than the excess