"hold forth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 滔滔不絕地講

Definition

就某個主題滔滔不絕地講述，通常強調個人觀點，可能讓人覺得冗長或主控。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

半正式或正式用語，常帶負面含義，形容人愛長時間佔據話語權發表個人見解。常接 'about/on'（關於⋯）。不適合形容朋友間簡單交流。

Examples

He likes to hold forth about history at parties.

他喜歡在聚會上**滔滔不絕地講**歷史。

The professor held forth on climate change for an hour.

教授就氣候變化**滔滔不絕地講述**了一個小時。

She was holding forth on her travel experiences.

她**正在滔滔不絕地講**自己的旅行經歷。

Every time politics come up, he just holds forth for ages.

每當談到政治，他總是**滔滔不絕地講**個不停。

We just nodded while our uncle held forth about the good old days.

我們只是點頭，聽叔叔**滔滔不絕地講**過去的美好時光。

She tends to hold forth any time someone mentions literature.

一提到文學，她就喜歡**滔滔不絕地講**。