inordinate
英 [ɪ'nɔːdɪnət]
美 [ɪn'ɔrdɪnət]
TEM8 GRE
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。
- 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.
- 1. They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.
- 他们花在说上的时间太多了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The idea of this gave me inordinate pleasure.
- 我想到这一点感到非常高兴.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The girl has inordinate passion for music.
- 这个女孩过分喜爱音乐.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
