繁文 meaning in English
empty forms; rigmarole
Examples
- The stifling atmosphere of the royal court , with all its petty restrictive rules
宫廷里那令人窒息的气氛，因为有各种繁文褥节。 - He caught a glimpse of that pathetic figure of him , so long ago , a self - conscious savage , sprouting sweat at every pore in an agony of apprehension , puzzled by the bewildering minutiae of eating - implements , tortured by the ogre of a servant , striving at a leap to live at such dizzy social altitude , and deciding in the end to be frankly himself , pretending no knowledge and no polish he did not possess
那已是很久以前的事：他曾叫餐具的繁文褥节弄得不知所措，受着个妖魔一样的传者的折磨，竭尽全力想攀上这叫人头晕的社会高层，到最后却决定坦然地表现自己，决不不懂装懂，决不冒充风雅。