| 单词 | polysyllable |
| 释义 | polysyllable (once / 41618 pages) n WORD FAMILY polysyllable: polysyllables USAGE EXAMPLESVirgil’s decorous Latin gets translated into a language which calls for eloquent Latinate polysyllables: the Sibyl flings the guard-dog Cerberus “a dumpling of soporific honey”. Economist(Apr 14, 2016) In paroxysms of polysyllables, they invoke their favorite writers—and their least favorite linguistic tics—to probe the best and worst of the English language. Slate(Dec 25, 2013) As a result Keaveny seemed at pains to demonstrate his own intellect, throwing in a polysyllable here and there and talking about "dissemination". The Guardian(Jul 06, 2013) n a word of more than three syllables Syn|Hypo|Hyper polysyllabic word jawbreaker a word that is hard to pronounce sesquipedalia, sesquipedaliana very long word (a foot and a half long) word a unit of language that native speakers can identify |
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