单词 | officialese |
释义 | officialese[ uh-fish-uh-leez, -lees ] / əˌfɪʃ əˈliz, -ˈlis / SEE SYNONYMS FOR officialese ON THESAURUS.COM nouna style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing. Origin of officialeseFirst recorded in 1880–85; official + -ese Words nearby officialeseofficer of the guard, officer of the watch, office seeker, official, officialdom, officialese, official family, official formula, officialism, officialize, officially Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for officialeseofficialese / (əˌfɪʃəˈliːz) / nounlanguage characteristic of official documents, esp when verbose or pedantic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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