rigamarole
noun (North American English)(also rigmarole British and North American English)
[uncountable, singular]a long and complicated process that is annoying and seems unnecessary （不必要的）冗长复杂的手续 I couldn't face the whole rigamarole of getting a work permit again. 我无法面对再次获得工作许可的全部困难。
a long and complicated story 冗长曲折的故事 She turned up an hour late with some rigamarole about catching the wrong bus. 她迟到了一个小时，说了些关于乘错车的套话。