就像吉米·斯图尔特在1939年电影《史密斯先生到华盛顿》中所描绘的那样,直到最近几年,冗长演说意味着阻碍参议院通过投票而进行的冗长及喋喋不休的演说。
Until recent years , filibustering meant holding the Senate floor and speaking non-stop to prevent a vote , as portrayed by Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington .