palaver
Word family nounpalaverpalaverer
pa·la·ver /pəˈlɑːvə $ -ˈlævər/ noun [singular, uncountableU] especially British EnglishBrE informalPROBLEM unnecessary trouble and anxiety that makes something seem more important than it really is 〔不必要的〕麻烦,不便,烦恼 SYN fuss We could have done without all this palaver. 我们本可以不那么麻烦的。
What a palaver over nothing! 真是白忙一场啊!
Origin palaver (1700-1800) Portuguese palavra “word, speech”, from
Late Latin parabola;
→ PARABLE