"litany" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 反覆的抱怨
• 冗長清單

Definition

「litany」指的是冗長、反覆的清單，通常是抱怨或問題。原意是宗教場閤中的一系列禱文。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可在宗教或日常情景中使用。多用於負面描述，指令人不耐的長串問題或抱怨，如“a litany of excuses”。比“清單”更正式書面。

Examples

He gave me a litany of reasons why he was late.

他給了我一大堆**理由**來解釋為什麼遲到。

The teacher listened to a litany of complaints from the class.

老師聽著學生們的**一連串抱怨**。

She recited a litany of her daily tasks.

她背誦了自己每天的**任務清單**。

The meeting turned into a litany of complaints about the new policy.

會議變成針對新政策的**抱怨會**。

She launched into a litany of everything that went wrong last week.

她開始傾訴上週所有**不順心的事**。

I’m tired of hearing his endless litany of excuses every time.

我受夠了他每次都說的冗長**藉口**。