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 sesquipedalian [,seskwipi'deiliәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 一英尺半长的, (词)极长的

n. 很长的词




    sesquipedalian
    [ noun ]
    1. a very long word (a foot and a half long)

    2. <noun.communication>
    [ adj ]
    1. given to the overuse of long words

    2. <adj.all>
      sesquipedalian orators
      this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money
    3. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

    4. <adj.all>
      sesquipedalian technical terms


    Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
    \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.
    sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]
    Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a
    sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long
    words.

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