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inordinate

英 [ɪ'nɔːdɪnət] 美 [ɪn'ɔrdɪnət]

解释

adj. 过度的；无节制的；紊乱的

※ 提供单词"inordinate"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

inordinate 过度的

in-,不，非，-ord,排列，秩序，限度，词源同order,ordinary.即超过了限度的，引申词义过度的。

英文词源

inordinate (adj.): late 14c., "not ordered, lacking order or regularity," from Latin inordinatus "unordered, not arranged," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare "to set in order" (see order). Sense of "immoderate, excessive" is from notion of "not kept within orderly limits." Related: Inordinately; inordinateness.

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例句和用法

1. They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.: 他们花在说上的时间太多了。

2. The idea of this gave me inordinate pleasure.: 我想到这一点感到非常高兴.

3. The girl has inordinate passion for music.: 这个女孩过分喜爱音乐.

4. James hints that his heroine's demands on life are inordinate.: 詹姆斯暗示他的女主人公对于人生过于苛求.

5. These same ladies, so inordinate of attention , will report me.: 就是这群女人, 虽然现在尽心尽意, 将来会密告我.