English Dictionary

polysyllabic

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

形容詞

比較不可 語レベル 話し言葉・書き言葉

(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables. / (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

日本語の意味

音節が1つ以上以上、つまり複数の音節を持つ単語であること / 多音節を持つ単語や言葉遣いを特徴とする（話し言葉や書き言葉の場合）

She preferred polysyllabic terms when describing the complex phenomenon.

彼女は複雑な現象を説明するとき、多音節の用語を好んだ。

意味（1）

(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

Antidisestablishmentarianism definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.

意味（2）

(of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.