When something is inordinate, there is far too much of it — more than is reasonable, more than you would normally expect. It almost always goes with amount, number, time, delay, attention, or pride: an inordinate amount of time, an inordinate number of meetings, inordinate delay.

When something is inordinate當一件事inordinate there is far too much of it代表這件事的量太多了 more than is reasonable超過合理範圍 more than you would normally expect也超過你通常會預期的 It almost always goes with amount, number, time, delay, attention, or pride它幾乎都跟amount、number、time、delay、attention或pride這些字搭配 an inordinate amount of time, an inordinate number of meetings, inordinate delay像是an inordinate amount of time（過多的時間）、an inordinate number of meetings（過多的會議）、inordinate delay（過度的延遲）

It is a fairly formal, slightly bookish word. In everyday talk people just say “way too much” or “far too much.” Though actually, the Latin underneath meant “not arranged, out of order,” not “too big.” English kept a cousin of that idea — something that has gone past proper limits — but dropped the old “messy / disordered” meaning in ordinary use.

It is a fairly formal, slightly bookish word這是個相當正式、有點書面的字 In everyday talk people just say "way too much" or "far too much."在日常說話裡人們就直接說「way too much」或「far too much」 Though actually, the Latin underneath meant "not arranged, out of order," not "too big."不過其實底下的拉丁字原意是「沒排好、失序」，不是「太多」 English kept a cousin of that idea英文保留了那個概念的親戚版本 something that has gone past proper limits也就是超出了應有的界限 but dropped the old "messy / disordered" meaning in ordinary use但在日常用法裡丟掉了原本「雜亂／失序」的意思

You will hear it in news, essays, and careful speech, not from a child at the dinner table.

You will hear it in news, essays, and careful speech你會在新聞、論文和講究措辭的談話裡聽到它 not from a child at the dinner table不會是餐桌上小孩講出來的話