red tape

短语
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adj. 官样文章的，繁文缛节的; 虚文褥节

发音

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别名

redtape tape

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.

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  2. 2.

    Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures.

    习语 不可数

    All the red tape and paperwork that goes on there prevents any progress.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

procedure

词源

Alluding to the former practice of binding government documents in red-colored tape. First use appears c. 1658 in the publication Public Intelligencer. See cite below.

来源：wiktionary