inordinate

英 [ɪnˈɔːdɪnət]

美 [ɪnˈɔːrdɪnət]

adj.  过度的; 过分的; 超乎预料的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 过度的；过分的；超乎预料的
  far more than is usual or expected

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极度的;非常的;过度的
  If you describe something asinordinate, you are emphasizing that it is unusually or excessively great in amount or degree.
  1. They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.
     他们花在说上的时间太多了。
  2. ...their inordinate number of pets.
     他们过多的宠物

英英释义

adj

• beyond normal limits
  1. excessive charges
  2. a book of inordinate length
  3. his dress stops just short of undue elegance
  4. unreasonable demands
  Synonym:excessiveundueunreasonable

双语例句

• One result has been inordinate reliance on monetary policy, often highly unconventional monetary policy, whose effects on the economy are at least as uncertain as those of fiscal stimulus.
  一个结果是形成对货币政策的过度依赖，而且通常是非传统货币政策，其对经济的影响至少和财政刺激一样不确定。
• Frank kept my book for such an inordinate length of time that I shall never lend him anything again.
  弗兰克借我的书借了那么久，我再也不借给他任何东西了。
• She had an inordinate fondness for candy.
  她喜欢吃糖果到了无节制的程度。
• We spend an inordinate amount of time browsing the Web every day.
  我们每天在网络浏览上花费海量的时间。
• Excessive success induces inordinate self-confidence, which inevitably leads them to make disastrous mistakes and to failure.
  过度的成功会导致自信心过度膨胀，继而不可避免地让他们铸成大错，一败涂地。
• Many of us spend an inordinate amount of time in the office, and as anthropologists, architects and psychologists often note the way we are physically organised shapes how we work and think in a profound way.
  我们许多人要在办公室度过超乎寻常的时间，并且，正如人类学家、建筑师和心理学家经常指出的，我们在物理上的组织方式深刻影响着我们的工作和思考方式。
• Many times projects spend an inordinate amount of time exploring tool options.
  项目经常花费大量的时间在探索工具选择上面。
• Inordinate desire is at the root of all evils.
  无节制的欲望是一切罪恶的根源。
• I have to say that I did have a job where there was an inordinate amount of paperwork.
  我能和一些非常不错的人一起工作非常荣幸。但我不得不说我过去需要做大量的文书工作。
• Individual incentives should reward long-term success, prevent short-termist excesses and punish inordinate risk-taking.
  个人激励应奖励长期成就，避免短视的过度行为，并对无节制的冒险予以惩罚。