成语释义
“滔滔”是形容水流滚滚的样子，“绝”是“停”和“断”的意思。“滔滔不绝”本来是指大水滚滚，向前奔流不停的样子，后来比喻像流水一样，连续不断（多指话多）。
Definition
The word tɑotɑo describes the way large quantities of water roll forward, jue means “stop” or“break”. Tɑotɑo bu jue was originally used to describe the way large bodies of water roll forward without stopping; later it was used metaphorically to describe large amounts of something (usually discourse) coming forward endlessly without end.
成语出处
“滔滔不绝”在中国汉代（公元前206年—公元220年）的时候写做“滔滔不竭”，“竭”和“绝”意思一样。另外，根据记载，中国唐代（公元618年—907年）的著名诗人张九龄（公元678年—740年）非常有才华，他喜欢和朋友们在一起讨论，经常能说出很多想法，而且语言十分流畅，就像奔流的江水一样不能停止。后来人们就用“滔滔不绝”来形容一个人能言善辩。
Origin
In the Han dynasty (206 BC—AD 220) tɑotɑo bu jue (滔滔不绝) was written as tɑotɑo bu jie (滔滔不竭). Jie and jue meant the same.
Besides, according to historical records, Zhang Jiuling (AD 678—740), a famous poet in the Tang dynasty (AD 618—907), was very talented and learned. He liked to discuss things with his friends, often voicing many ideas in a very eloquent manner, just like the flow of a mighty river that could not be stopped. Later people started using tɑotɑo bu jue to describe someone’s eloquence.
成语今用
场景一
老张跟朋友说：“我那个孙子，可乖啦，又聪明又漂亮。每天我一进家门他就‘爷爷、爷爷’地叫个不停，还非得让我抱，看着他我这心里别提有多美了……”
画外音：别看老张平时少言寡语的，可一提起他的宝贝孙子，他能滔滔不绝地说上一个钟头。
场景二
那次聚会，也许因为酒喝多了，小何口若悬河，滔滔不绝地对大家说：“我女朋友，漂亮，温柔，跟你们的女朋友绝对不一样，她特别善良，有一次……”
画外音：看着小何提起自己的女朋友，侃侃而谈，我不禁想起了他第一次见女朋友时那笨嘴拙舌的样子。
相关成语 Relevant idioms
[Synonym] 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé: speaking nonstop like a
flowing river pouring down, with great eloquence
[Related synonym] 侃侃而谈 kǎnkǎn ér tán: speaking continuously
with ease and at a leisurely pace
[Antonym] 笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuó shé: not good at speaking; unable
to express oneself clearly
[Related antonym] 少言寡语 shǎo yán guǎ yǔ:accustomed to making
few remarks; taciturn
