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officialese

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Linguistics, Officials
of·fi·cial·ese /əˌfɪʃəlˈiːz/ noun [uncountable] informal  SLPGOa way of talking or writing used by government officials, that is unnecessarily difficult to understand 官话;官场公文体
of·fi·cial·ese nounChineseSyllable


officialese
officialese /əˌfɪʃəlˈiːz/ noun [uncountable] informala way of talking or writing used by government officials, that is unnecessarily difficult to understand


of·fi·cial·eseBrE /əˌfɪʃəˈliːz/ 🔊NAmE /əˌfɪʃəˈliːz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) language used in official documents that is thought by many people to be too complicated and difficult to understand 公文体(复杂而难以理解)