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ad nauseam

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ad nau·se·am /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm, -iæm $ -ˈnɒː-/ adverb  OFTENif you say or do something ad nauseam, you say or do it so often that it becomes annoying for other people 令人厌烦地 Look, we’ve been over this ad nauseam. I think we should move on to the next item. 瞧,这个问题我们都已经说腻了。 我看我们还是进入下一项吧。
Examples from the Corpus
ad nauseamAll these old rules have been taught and repeated ad nauseam.
Origin ad nauseam (1600-1700) Latin to sickness
ad nau·se·am adverbChineseSyllable
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ad nauseam
ad nauseam /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm, -iæm $ -ˈnɒː-/ adverb
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: __to sickness__
if you say or do something ad nauseam, you say or do it so often that it becomes annoying for other people:
    Look, we’ve been over this ad nauseam. I think we should move on to the next item.


ad nau·seamBrE /ˌæd ˈnɔːziæm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæd ˈnɔːziæm/ 🔊 adverb (from Latin) if a person says or does sth ad nauseam, they say or do it again and again so that it becomes boring or annoying 令人厌烦地Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语,真叫人腻烦。🔊🔊