prolix

🇬🇧 UK/'prәuliks/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Using too many words; tediously long and wordy.

冗长的;啰唆的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
lixroot
=prolix

Common Collocations

  • 1.prolix style冗长的风格
  • 2.prolix speech啰唆的演讲
  • 3.[prolix account]繁冗的叙述
  • 4.[prolix explanation]拖沓的解释

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The professor's prolix lectures often caused students to lose focus midway.

  • 2.

    His prolix writing style made even simple ideas difficult to follow.

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