humdrum

英 ['h?mdr?m] 美['h?mdr?m]
  • adj. 單調(diào)的；無聊的
  • n. 單調(diào)；乏味
  • vi. 單調(diào)令味地進(jìn)行
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助記提示

1. probably a reduplication of hum.

中文詞源

humdrum 乏味的，單調(diào)的

hum,嗡嗡叫，-drum,由hum杜撰出來的同韻詞。引申義乏味的，單調(diào)的。

雙語例句

1. Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.
他們的生活由日常生存的平凡活動(dòng)所構(gòu)成.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
想象使人從單調(diào)無聊的生活中解脫出來.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
會(huì)計(jì)師說這是她所度過的最無聊的一天.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. The new government seemed rather humdrum.
新政府看起來平庸無能。

來自辭典例句

5. It was a narrow, humdrum place.
那是個(gè)狹窄 、 枯燥的地方.

來自辭典例句