far more than is usual or expected synonym excessive过度的;过分的;超乎预料的 They spent an inordinate amount of time and money on the production. 他们在生产上投入了过多的时间和金钱。 The strike has led to inordinate delays. 罢工使许多事情延期过久。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInordinate is used with these nouns:- amount
- delay
- length
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inordinatus, from in- ‘not’ + ordinatus ‘arranged, set in order’ (past participle of ordinare).