in·or·di·nate
adjective/ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/
/ɪnˈɔːrdɪnət/
(formal)- far more than is usual or expected
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
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inordinatus, from in- ‘not’ + ordinatus ‘arranged, set in order’ (past participle of ordinare). - They spent an inordinate amount of time and money on the production.