sesquipedal

a. 多音节的, 令人厌倦的 n. 冗长的单字

词形变化

sesquipedals 复数 sesquipedals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A long word.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

词源

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) + pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

来源:wiktionary