inordinate

• adj. 过度的；无节制的；紊乱的

in-,不，非，-ord,排列，秩序，限度，词源同order,ordinary.即超过了限度的，引申词义过度的。

1. beyond normal limits;

"excessive charges"

"a book of inordinate length"

"his dress stops just short of undue elegance"

"unreasonable demands"

inordinate (adj.)

late 14c., "not ordered, lacking order or regularity," from Latin inordinatus "unordered, not arranged," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare "to set in order" (see order). Sense of "immoderate, excessive" is from notion of "not kept within orderly limits." Related: Inordinately; inordinateness.

The idea of this gave me inordinate pleasure.

我想到这一点感到非常高兴.

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The girl has inordinate passion for music.

这个女孩过分喜爱音乐.

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James hints that his heroine's demands on life are inordinate.

詹姆斯暗示他的女主人公对于人生过于苛求.

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Their pride seems to be more inordinate for their modesty.

他们的骄傲似乎因为他们的谦逊而更加咄咄逼人.

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Inordinate seeking, only will make own - self sink into suffering abyss.

过度的追逐, 只有自陷于痛苦的深渊.

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An inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations.

这本书的很大一部分内容是引用的.

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Inordinate desire is at the root of all evils.

无节制的欲望是一切罪恶的根源.

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Accelerating interest rates has caused an inordinate number of loan defaults.

加速上升的利率引起了过多数量的贷款拖欠.

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Last, subsidies put an inordinate strain on the budget.

最后, 补贴给财政预算造成过大压力.

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A winner must be firm and posess strong stamina and inordinate courage.

成功者是需要坚韧的毅力和非凡的勇气的.

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She always spent an inordinate length of time in the bathroom.

她总是要在浴室里呆上好久.

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She had an inordinate fondness for candy.

她喜欢吃糖果到了无节制的程度.

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I spent an inordinate amount of time there , working continuously for hours, and my mother worried.

我经常在那儿呆很久, 一学就是几个小时.

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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.

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He also one of those with an inordinate capacity for extracting enjoyment from all and sundry.

他也是那种拥有无限力量从所有的人那里获取欢乐的一种人.

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