| 单词 | bureaucratic |
| 释义 | bureaucratic (once / 3778 pages) adj Anything bureaucratic has to do with the business of running an organization — usually not in a very efficient manner. If there are bureaucrats or a bureaucracy involved, go ahead and call it bureaucratic. This adjective is used in a negative sense to describe a person or organization more concerned with following procedures than being guided by common sense. Bureaucratic things usually involve loads of paperwork and nonsensical rules, otherwise known as "red tape" — a connection that originated in the 17th century when official documents were bound together with actual red tape. WORD FAMILYbureaucratic: bureaucratically+/bureaucracy: bureaucracies, bureaucratic/bureaucrat: bureaucracy, bureaucrats USAGE EXAMPLESAt the heart of this 1885 operetta by the librettist William Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan is a satire skewering British bureaucratic zeal. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “Even if this is an all-time high, the Fox high command can’t believe this is anything but a spectacular bureaucratic success,” Drum wrote. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) Attempts by Italy to deport him after his release failed for bureaucratic reasons. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) adj of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy his bureaucratic behavior annoyed his colleagues a bureaucratic nightmare |
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