verbose

IPA/vɜːˈbəʊs/
IPA/vɜːrˈbəʊs/

verbose — 形容詞

  • verbosepositive
  • more verbosecomparative
  • most verbosesuperlative

1. using more words than a message needs, so the main point takes too long to come

1.形容詞C1
釋義

冗長的

話或文字太多，顯得拖沓

using more words than a message needs, so the main point takes too long to come through.

例句

Elise gave a verbose answer when the teacher only wanted one date.

老師只要一個日期，Elise 卻給了一個冗長的回答。

collocation: verbose answer

Xiu wrote a verbose email explaining why she missed the train.

Xiu 寫了一封冗長的電子郵件，解釋自己為什麼錯過火車。

collocation: verbose email

常見搭配
  • verbose answer
  • verbose email
  • verbose explanation
  • verbose report
  • verbose style
  • verbose speech
  • painfully verbose
  • unnecessarily verbose
  • become verbose
同義詞
  • wordy

    the closest everyday equivalent, often used for writing that could be shorter

  • long-winded

    more informal, especially for speech or stories that go on too long

  • rambling

    suggests the speaker or writer wanders away from the main point

反義詞
  • concise

    says the same thing in fewer, well-chosen words

  • brief

    short in length, though not always especially precise

  • succinct

    very compact and clear; slightly more formal than brief

文法句型

verbose + answer/email/explanation/report

be verbose in meetings

become verbose when [giving details]

用法筆記

Usually describes answers, emails, reports, speeches, and explanations rather than the topic itself. When used about a person, it criticises their way of speaking or writing, not simple talkativeness alone.

常見錯誤

The movie is verbose because it lasts three hours.
The movie is too long.
'verbose' criticises unnecessary wording, not length by itself.
My manager gave a verbose task.
My manager gave a verbose explanation of the task.
'verbose' usually describes speech or writing, not the thing being discussed.

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常用片語

  • a verbose answer
  • a verbose explanation
  • become verbose
  • too verbose for the report