verbiage

n. 罗嗦, 冗词, 措辞

发音

UK /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒ/
其它
US /ˈvɝ.bi.ɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

verbiages 复数 verbiages

别名

verbage

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Overabundance of words.

    可数 不可数

    bureaucratic verbiage

    We're done drafting our paper except for the final check to see whether any verbiage can be reduced.

  2. 2.

    The manner in which something is expressed in words; word choice.

    可数 不可数

    Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology

    In each article of this series, there is a paragraph on nutrition; the verbiage for it was developed by consensus among the section editors, and therefore no elective rewording should be done (by others) in any such paragraph.

    We're done drafting our paper except for the final verbiage on fire safety, which will be supplied by the safety engineers.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

wording phrasing diction phraseology verbalism

上位词 4

expression formulation verboseness verbosity

下位词 3

mot juste verbalisation verbalization

词源

From French verbiage. Compare verb meaning "word" in verbal and verbose.

来源：wiktionary