ad nauseam
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/
美 /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/|/ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Done or repeated so often that it becomes annoying or tiresome.
— The Feelings album flew off the shelves, and Albert became a pop sensation—until, thanks to airplay ad nauseam, radio listeners grew weary of his sentiments.
副词 adv.
- To a nauseating or sickening degree.
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Having been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
— A drunk person was repeating the same old story ad nauseam.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.
词源 2
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.
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