bureaucratese

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding. derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — Help you fill out the application for food stamps and other government programs, break down the discouraging bureaucratese.
  2. Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles bureaucratic writing. derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — The company president's annual statement was complete bureaucratese: it was utterly content-free.

词汇关系

近义词
officialese legalese
相关词
bureaucracy bureaucrat bureaucratic bureaucratically legalese obfuscation

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Hellenic *-rós
Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós)
Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor.
Latin burrus
Latin burra
Old French *bure
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Old French burel
French bureau
Proto-Indo-European *kret-
Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor.
French -cratie
French bureaucratie
French bureaucratebor.
English bureaucrat
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English bureaucratese
From bureaucrat + -ese.
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