ponderous
/ˈpɒndərəs/adjective
1- slow and clumsy because of great weight缓慢的, 笨拙的：
her footsteps were heavy and ponderous.
她的脚步沉重而缓慢。
1.1
- dull, laborious, or excessively solemn毫无趣味的; 费力的; 过分庄重的：
Liz could hardly restrain herself from finishing all his ponderous sentences.
利兹无法控制自己不说完所有毫无趣味的话。
派生词
ponderosity
nounponderously
adverbponderousness
noun词源
late Middle English: via French from Latin ponderosus, from pondus, ponder- 'weight'.