| 单词 | rigmarole |
| 释义 | rigmarole (once / 14432 pages) n Rigmarole is a good word for talking about situations that involve filling out confusing forms, standing in lines, or following complex rules. Getting a driver's license, enrolling for college classes, and applying for a visa to travel abroad can all feel like rigmarole. In the 1700s, rigmarole meant "a long rambling discourse." It's thought to be a shortened form of ragman roll, which was a long legal document sewn into a roll in thirteenth century England and Scotland. WORD FAMILYrigmarole: rigmaroles USAGE EXAMPLESThe rigmarole outside was silly, Mr. Singleton said, because the election was over. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) She added, “The whole thing is a rigmarole.” Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) Sunday night’s presidential debate is a so-called town hall—a format that shrinks electoral rigmarole down to faux-intimate scale. Slate(Oct 07, 2016) 1n a long and complicated and confusing procedure all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time Syn|Hyper rigamarole procedure, process a particular course of action intended to achieve a result 2n a set of confused and meaningless statements Syn|Hyper rigamarole bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality a message that seems to convey no meaning |
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