turgid
意味: Swollen and distended, or, more commonly, describing language or literary style that is pompously bombastic, overblown, and tediously difficult to read.
Turgid has two distinct senses. In biology, it describes cells or tissues swollen with water. In general usage, it is almost always pejorative, applied to prose, speeches, or reports that are inflated with pretentious language and difficult to endure. It is frequently confused with 'turbid' (cloudy), but the two words are unrelated in meaning. Book reviewers and literary critics are particularly fond of the term.
例文
- The minister's turgid speech sent half the audience to sleep within minutes. 部长冗长乏味的演讲在几分钟内就让一半听众昏昏欲睡。El discurso ampuloso del ministro adormeció a la mitad del público en pocos minutos.大臣の大仰な演説は、数分のうちに聴衆の半分を眠りに落とした。장관의 거창한 연설은 몇 분 만에 청중의 절반을 잠재웠다.
- Reviewers dismissed the novel as turgid and self-indulgent, lacking any narrative momentum. 评论家们将这部小说斥为浮夸自恋、缺乏任何叙事推动力。Los críticos descartaron la novela como turgente y autocomplaciente, carente de todo impulso narrativo.批評家たちはその小説を冗長で自己満足的であり、物語の推進力がまったくないと切り捨てた。비평가들은 그 소설을 장황하고 자기만족적이며 서사적 추진력이 전혀 없다고 일축했다.
- The committee waded through pages of turgid prose before finding a single actionable recommendation. 委员会翻遍了大量晦涩冗长的文字,才找到一条可操作的建议。El comité se abrió paso entre páginas de prosa ampulosa antes de hallar una sola recomendación aplicable.委員会は何ページもの仰々しい文章をかき分けた末に、ようやく実行可能な提言を一つ見つけた。위원회는 수 페이지에 걸친 거창한 문장을 헤치고 나서야 겨우 실행 가능한 권고안 하나를 찾아냈다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: literary, journalism, academic
トーン: disapproving
起源と歴史
From Latin turgidus meaning swollen, from turgere (to swell). Entered English in the early 17th century. The literary sense developed in the 18th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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