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monotonous

英[mə'nɒt(ə)nəs] 美[mə'nɑtənəs]
  • adj. 单调的,无抑扬顿挫的;无变化的

词态变化


比较级: more monotonous;最高级: most monotonous;副词: monotonously;

助记提示


1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -ous.
2. 含义:of one tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting.

中文词源


monotonous 单调的

来自monotone,单调。

英文词源


monotonous (adj.)
1750, of sound, from Greek monotonos "of one tone" (see monotony). Transferred and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from 1783. Related: Monotonously.

双语例句


1. Closures and job losses are again being announced with monotonous regularity.
倒闭和失业的消息又在一次次地反复宣布着。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
与工厂大部分工作一样,这份工作也很单调乏味。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity .
飞机一次又一次反复从头顶飞过。

来自《权威词典》

4. She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.
他的文章千篇一律,一个调调儿.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》