"rigmarole" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 繁瑣程序
• 冗長手續

Definition

一系列複雜、混亂或不必要的步驟，常用來形容官方流程或冗長又無意義的說詞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於較口語用法，常用來抱怨繁瑣手續、辦事流程或無用話語，經常帶有批評或不耐煩情緒。常見搭配“go through the rigmarole”。

Examples

I had to fill out a lot of forms and go through all the rigmarole just to open a bank account.

我光是爲了開個銀行賬戶就得填寫很多表格，還要經歷一堆**繁瑣程序**。

Can we please avoid all this rigmarole and get to the point?

我們能不能避免這些**冗長手續**，直接說重點？

Getting a visa can be a real rigmarole sometimes.

有時候辦簽證真的是個**繁瑣程序**。

Why do we have to go through this whole rigmarole every time?

我們為什麼每次都要經歷這些**繁瑣程序**？

Just skip the rigmarole and tell me what happened.

別再說那些**冗長手續**了，直接告訴我發生了什麼。

It took hours to sign up because of the registration rigmarole.

因為註冊的**繁瑣程序**，我花了好幾個小時才登記好。