superloqucide
Describing a person or style of communication that is so excessively talkative it effectively 'kills' the conversation or prevents others from participating. It refers to a level of verbosity that dominates and stifles any potential for balanced dialogue.
例文
3 / 5My uncle’s superloqucide nature makes family dinners feel like a one-man show where no one else can speak.
My uncle's tendency to monopolize the conversation makes family dinners feel like a solo performance.
The witness's superloqucide testimony eventually exhausted the jury, obscuring the actual facts of the case.
The witness's overwhelming talkativeness tired the jury and hid the facts.
I had to leave the party because that guy was being totally superloqucide and wouldn't let me get a word in.
I left the party because that man was talking so much I couldn't say anything.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Super' (extra) + 'Loqu' (talking) + 'Cide' (killing). It's a 'super talker' who 'kills' the chat.
クイックテスト
The seminar became unproductive when it turned into a _______ performance by the guest speaker, leaving no time for questions.
正解！
正解は： superloqucide
例文
My uncle’s superloqucide nature makes family dinners feel like a one-man show where no one else can speak.
everydayMy uncle's tendency to monopolize the conversation makes family dinners feel like a solo performance.
The witness's superloqucide testimony eventually exhausted the jury, obscuring the actual facts of the case.
formalThe witness's overwhelming talkativeness tired the jury and hid the facts.
I had to leave the party because that guy was being totally superloqucide and wouldn't let me get a word in.
informalI left the party because that man was talking so much I couldn't say anything.
In certain philosophical texts, the author's superloqucide prose serves to intimidate the reader rather than clarify the concept.
academicIn some texts, the author's excessive wordiness intimidates the reader instead of explaining the idea.
The negotiation failed because the superloqucide representative from the other firm refused to listen to our counter-offer.
businessThe meeting failed because the overly talkative representative wouldn't hear our side.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
a superloqucide streak
a period of time where one talks too much and kills dialogue
purely superloqucide
entirely focused on talking over others
the superloqucide effect
the result of silence falling over a room because one person won't stop talking
よく混同される語
Loquacious simply means talkative, whereas superloqucide implies the talk is so excessive it kills the participation of others.
Shares the -cide suffix (to kill), but refers to killing a person, not a conversation.
使い方のコツ
This word is extremely rare and often used in a hyperbolic or satirical context to criticize someone who does not allow for a two-way conversation. It is best suited for formal or literary critiques of communication styles.
よくある間違い
Learners often treat the word as a noun because of the '-cide' suffix; remember that in this specific test context, it is used as an adjective to describe a person's behavior.
覚え方のコツ
Think of 'Super' (extra) + 'Loqu' (talking) + 'Cide' (killing). It's a 'super talker' who 'kills' the chat.
語源
Constructed from the Latin 'super' (above/beyond), 'loqui' (to speak), and the suffix '-cida' (one who kills).
文法パターン
文化的な背景
Reflects a Western social value placed on 'active listening' and balanced turn-taking in conversation.
クイックテスト
The seminar became unproductive when it turned into a _______ performance by the guest speaker, leaving no time for questions.
正解！
正解は： superloqucide
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