interminable
adjective /ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl/
/ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl/
- lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying
冗长的；没完没了的 - an interminable speech/wait/discussion
无休止的讲话／等待／讨论 - The drive seemed interminable.
这次开车好像没有尽头。
- It took an interminable time.
花了漫长的时间。 - It was a day of interminable meetings.
这是一天无休止的会议。 - There were the usual interminable speeches.
同往常一样，又长又沉闷的讲话一个接一个。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- seemingly
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin interminabilis, from in- ‘not’ + terminare (from terminus ‘end, boundary’). - an interminable speech/wait/discussion