| 词汇 | ad nauseam |
| 释义 | Idiom ad nauseam if someone discusses something ad nauseam, they talk about it so much that it becomes very boring.She talks ad nauseam about how brilliant her children are. ad nauseamContinuously and to excess. The phrase is Latin for "to nausea" (to the point that one becomes ill). I couldn't help but check my watch as Beth talked ad nauseam about her boyfriend's accomplishments. ad nauseamTo ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. The term, Latin for "to [the point of] nausea," has been used in English since the early 1600s. ˌad ˈnauseam(from Latin) if a person says or does something ad nauseam, they say or do it again and again so that it becomes boring or annoying: Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam.The meaning of the Latin phrase is ‘to sickness’. |
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