garrulity
/ɡəˈruː.lə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡəˈruː.lɪ.ti/ (ame, ipa) · /gə-ˈrü-lə-tē ga-/ (ame, mw)
garrulity — 名詞
1. the trait of speaking too much, especially about unimportant subjects, without n
多話
過度愛說話的傾向
the trait of speaking too much, especially about unimportant subjects, without noticing that the listeners are no longer interested in what is being said
Leila's constant garrulity at team meetings made her colleagues dread the weekly progress reports.
Leila 在團隊會議上不停地多話，讓同事們對每週的進度報告感到頭痛。
collocation: constant garrulity
The taxi driver's garrulity was so relentless that Mateo pretended to take a phone call just to escape.
計程車司機的多話實在太沒完沒了，Mateo 只好假裝接電話來逃脫。
common context: complaining about someone's garrulity
Despite his intelligence, Kwame's garrulity often prevented him from learning anything new in conversations.
Kwame 雖然聰明，但他的多話常讓他在對話中學不到任何新東西。
Sofia found that her aunt's garrulity was endearing during short visits but exhausting during long holidays.
Sofia 發現姑姑的多話在短暫拜訪時很可愛，但在長假期間卻令人疲憊。
The professor's garrulity meant a simple question about the date led to a twenty-minute historical digression.
教授的多話意味著，連一個關於日期的簡單問題都能變成二十分鐘的歷史離題演說。
- loquacity
more neutral; describes a natural tendency to talk a lot without the negative judgment of garrulity
- verbosity
focuses on using too many words, while garrulity focuses on talking too much
- talkativeness
everyday, less formal, and less negative than garrulity
- taciturnity
the habit of saying very little, opposite of talking too much
- reticence
restraint in speech, often from caution or reserve
用法筆記
Frequently used in a critical or mildly humorous tone. The subject is typically a person whose excessive talking is seen as a flaw by others, though it can also describe a general tendency.