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  • sesquipedalian

    英:['seskwɪpɪ'deɪlɪən]   美: [ˌseskwɪpə'deɪlɪrn] 

    sesquipedalian 基本解释

    adj.

    多音节的,令人厌倦的;

    n.

    冗长的单字;

    英英释义

    sesquipedalian[ ,seskwipi'deiliən, -ljən ]

    n.a very long word (a foot and a half long)

    同义词:sesquipedalia

    adj.given to the overuse of long words

    "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

    (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

    "sesquipedalian technical terms"

    同义词:polysyllabic

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