ado

IPA/əˈduː/
KK[ədˈu]IPA/əˈduː/

ado — noun

1. noisy, hurried activity or commotion; a state of busy excitement

1.名詞C1
釋義

noisy, hurried activity or commotion; a state of busy excitement

例句

The children made a great ado decorating the hall before the guests arrived.

collocation: make a great ado + activity

Beatrix caused quite an ado when she knocked over a tall stack of library books.

collocation: cause an ado

同義詞
  • fuss

    more common, everyday word for unnecessary excitement or bother

  • commotion

    emphasises noise and physical disorder more than ado does

  • stir

    milder and usually shorter-lived than ado

文法句型

make an ado about something

cause an ado

用法筆記

Often used with 'make' or 'cause' to describe the act of creating a fuss. The word carries a slightly old-fashioned, literary tone.

常見錯誤

❌She said her ado and left the party.
✅She said goodbye and left the party.
💡'ado' means fuss or commotion, not farewell; you may be confusing it with 'adieu' (French for goodbye).
❌He was adoing about the mess for hours.
✅He made an ado about the mess for hours.
💡'ado' is a noun, not a verb. Use it with 'make' or 'cause'.

2. fuss or excitement whose scale far outstrips what the situation actually calls f

2.名詞C1
釋義

fuss or excitement whose scale far outstrips what the situation actually calls for

例句

Sade felt the media's ado about the small policy change was wildly overblown.

collocation: ado about something

The manager's lengthy speech was far more ado than a simple office move required.

pattern: more ado than something requires

同義詞
  • overreaction

    a more direct, modern word for a response that is too strong

  • hullabaloo

    informal and emphasises loud noise more than ado

  • storm in a teacup

    British idiom for a big fuss over something trivial

文法句型

much ado about something

more ado than something requires

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (UNNECESSARY FUSS): this sense always stresses that the reaction is out of proportion to its cause, not merely that it is busy or noisy.