jejune
英 [dʒɪ'dʒuːn]
美[dʒɪ'dʒun]
- adj. 枯燥无味的；幼稚的；缺乏营养的
助记提示
jejune------"(June)六月就(je)摘了" ---------不成熟的；贫弱的
中文词源
jejune 单调的，空洞的
来自拉丁语ieiunus,空的，干的，字面意思为绝食，饥饿，来自PIE*ieg,献祭，牺牲，神圣的，词源同hagiography,hagiology.引申词义单调的，空洞的。比较其同源词dine,dinner.
英英释意
- 1. lacking in nutritive value;
- "the jejune diets of the very poor"
- 2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity;
- "adolescent insecurity"
- "jejune responses to our problems"
- "their behavior was juvenile"
- "puerile jokes"
- 3. lacking interest or significance;
- "an insipid personality"
- "jejune novel"
英文词源
- jejune
- jejune: see dinner
- jejune (adj.)
- 1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.
实用场景例句
- They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
- 他们纠正了我不成熟的泛泛之论，帮了我大忙。
辞典例句
- Then she was gone, leaving me in unexpectedly jejune loneliness.
- 于是她走了, 置我于意想不到的空虚孤独之中.
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