"abundance of words," 1721, from French verbiage "wordiness" (17c.), from Middle French verbier "to chatter," from Old French verbe "word," from Latin verbum "word" (see verb).
双语例句
1. Slough off unimportant verbiage.
删除无关紧要的空话.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Stripped of their pretentious verbiage, his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.
抛开那些夸大其词的冗词赘语不论，他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。
来自辞典例句
3. The speaker lost himself in verbiage.
那个人演讲叠床架屋兴头十足.
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4. Verily, this Vichyssoise of Verbiage Veers most Verbose.
毫无疑问, 我这罗嗦的拉拉杂杂最终变得冗长无比.
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5. Verily this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose.
