"verbiage" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冗词
• 冗长

Definition

使用太多词语或复杂语言，尤其是在没有必要或使意思变得不清楚时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式或批评场合，指出文章或讲话用词太多。常与 'excessive'、'unnecessary' 搭配，通常带有贬义，暗示不够简明。

Examples

The report was full of confusing verbiage.

报告里充满了令人困惑的**冗词**。

Try to reduce the verbiage in your essay.

请尽量减少你作文中的**冗词**。

Legal documents often contain a lot of verbiage.

法律文件通常包含很多**冗长**的内容。

I wish the instructions had less verbiage and got to the point.

我希望说明书能少点**冗词**，更直接。

All that technical verbiage just made me more confused.

所有那些技术**冗词**只让我更困惑。

During the meeting, she cut through the verbiage and focused on the real issue.

会议中，她直接跳过了所有的**冗词**，专注于真正的问题。