"palaver" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 廢話
• 空談

Definition

冗長且無必要的討論，通常關於不重要的事情；有時指無意義的閒談或對小事大驚小怪。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"Palaver"多用於英式英語，表示對無意義閒談或複雜程序的不耐煩。既可作名詞，也可罕用作動詞。華語常譯為「廢話」、「空談」。

Examples

He was tired of all the palaver and just wanted to go home.

他厭倦了所有這些**廢話**，只想回家。

What a palaver over such a small problem!

為這麼小的問題，這麼多**空談**！

The meeting turned into a long palaver about nothing important.

會議變成了一場冗長的**廢話**，什麼重要的都沒說。

We had to deal with so much palaver just to get a simple form signed.

我們為了讓人簽個簡單的表格，得應付一堆**廢話**。

Can we skip all this palaver and get straight to the point?

我們能不能略過這些**廢話**，直奔主題？

Every time there’s paperwork, there’s always a lot of palaver involved.

每次有文件工作，總免不了一堆**空談**。