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单词 logorrhoea
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Definition of logorrhoea in English:

logorrhoea

(US logorrhea)
nounˌlɒɡəˈrɪəˌlɔɡəˈriə
mass noun
  • A tendency to extreme loquacity.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such suspicions will only be confirmed by Gibson's idiosyncratic logorrhea in interviews before a hostile press which can and will use everything he says against him.
    • Its topical references have badly dated; its surreal logorrhea was dated when it was written.
    • On the other hand, even Gould's persistent logorrhea has some redeeming consequences.
    • A couple of these essays are fatally infected by the particular strain of logorrhoea that afflicts so much current architectural theory.
    • To Tom Wolfe, a dandy with an incurable bout of logorrhoea, words are like chips in Las Vegas.
    • Of course, practical explanations of the novel's logorrhea are possible.
    • Who would have known that big dreams can be lost and small worlds can crumble, hinged on the correct spelling of cephalalgia, hypsometer or logorrhea?
    • An outbreak of logorrhoea on her part will not help matters, at all.
    • Adam's a geek in the nicest sense of the word - and sometimes he could use a script editor to tame his logorrhea.
    • The singer alternates between stunned silence and logorrhea.
    Synonyms
    wordiness, verboseness, loquacity, garrulity, talkativeness, volubility, expansiveness, babbling, blathering, waffling, prattling, prating, jabbering, gushing

Derivatives

  • logorrhoeic

  • adjective
    • The point is that the oil and water of logorrheic brinksmanship and the drive towards hidden universals can coexist.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To you I appear dependent and mechanically incompetent, while to me you appear logorrheic and socially inappropriate.
      • The putative purpose of these broadcasts was public edification, though they also often gave logorrheic legislators a platform for self-promotion.
      • In an attempt to be noticed, she turned to the prince and tried to engage him in conversation while acting logorrheic - not a good combination, I can assure you.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek logos 'word' + rhoia 'flow'.

 
 

Definition of logorrhea in US English:

logorrhea

(British logorrhoea)
nounˌlɔɡəˈriəˌlôɡəˈrēə
  • A tendency to extreme loquacity.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To Tom Wolfe, a dandy with an incurable bout of logorrhoea, words are like chips in Las Vegas.
    • The singer alternates between stunned silence and logorrhea.
    • A couple of these essays are fatally infected by the particular strain of logorrhoea that afflicts so much current architectural theory.
    • Adam's a geek in the nicest sense of the word - and sometimes he could use a script editor to tame his logorrhea.
    • Who would have known that big dreams can be lost and small worlds can crumble, hinged on the correct spelling of cephalalgia, hypsometer or logorrhea?
    • An outbreak of logorrhoea on her part will not help matters, at all.
    • Of course, practical explanations of the novel's logorrhea are possible.
    • On the other hand, even Gould's persistent logorrhea has some redeeming consequences.
    • Its topical references have badly dated; its surreal logorrhea was dated when it was written.
    • Such suspicions will only be confirmed by Gibson's idiosyncratic logorrhea in interviews before a hostile press which can and will use everything he says against him.
    Synonyms
    wordiness, verboseness, loquacity, garrulity, talkativeness, volubility, expansiveness, babbling, blathering, waffling, prattling, prating, jabbering, gushing

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek logos ‘word’ + rhoia ‘flow’.

 
 
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