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》