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.
2. 含义：of one tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting.
中文词源
monotonous 单调的
来自monotone,单调。
英英释意
- 1. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch;
- "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
- 2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety;
- "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"
- "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
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.
同义词辨析
dull, tedious, monotonous, dreary
这些形容词均表示"单调的，乏味的，厌烦的"之意。
dull： 指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
tedious： 侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。
monotonous： 指没有变化、重复单调的。
dreary： 侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。
实用场景例句
- a monotonous voice/diet/routine
- 单调乏味的声音 / 饮食 / 日常事务
牛津词典
- monotonous work
- 单调乏味的工作
牛津词典
- New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity .
- 秘书不停地更换，令人厌烦。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The food may get a bit monotonous, but there'll be enough of it.
- 饭菜可能会有些单一，但管够。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Lord give me this seeing faith, then my work will never be monotonous.
- 上帝给我这看得见的信心, 我的工作就永远不会是单调的.
期刊摘选
- The event had given a variation to the monotonous sweep of their days on the road.
- 天天筑路,生活单调,出了这一样一件事总有些新鲜之感.
辞典例句
- Nevertheless it is fatiguing or monotonous or, at a minimum, a source of no particular pleasure.
- 不过这是令人疲惫的、单调的 、 或者(在最低限度上)是不开心的源泉.
期刊摘选
- After a certain period, a job becomes monotonous and people become bored and eventually even lazy.
- 经过一段时间, 工作会变得乏味,而人们会觉得疲倦因而懒惰.
期刊摘选
- I'm giving a little party to diversify the rather monotonous series of your evenings at home.
- 我搞了一个小小的宴会来给你在家里连续过了许多单调的夜晚换换花样.
辞典例句
- To pass or act in a monotonous way.
- 以一种吸引别人注意力的方式做事.
期刊摘选
- She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
- 她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味.
《简明英汉词典》
- The clerk is averse to doing the data input duty, which he thinks is too monotonous.
- 那文员厌恶干资料输入的工作, 因为他觉得这太平板单调了.
期刊摘选
- Her speech was all in the same key, ie monotonous.
- 她的演说自始至终是一个调子(单调乏味).
辞典例句
- Robots are used in repetitive , monotonous tasks in which human performance might degrade over time.
- 机器人应用于单一重复性工作,人长时间从事这些工作效率就降低.
期刊摘选
- His monotonous whistling grated on her nerves.
- 他单调的口哨声令她的神经受不了.
期刊摘选
- It was very monotonous.
- 那声音非常单调刺耳.
期刊摘选
- For tourists, food was not a problem, though meals tended to be monotonous.
- 对旅行者来说, 食物不是问题, 虽然有点单调.
期刊摘选
- Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it.
- 虽然我的日常生活十分单调, 但我却竭力设法去适应它.
期刊摘选
- Mary is finding life deadly monotonous.
- 玛丽感到生活非常单调.
期刊摘选
- He has a very monotonous voice; he should modulate it more.
- 他的声音很单调, 应该加以调节.
期刊摘选
- Yes, it is somewhat monotonous, isn't it ?
- 可不是, 单调, 有一点儿 吧 ?
期刊摘选
- His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.
- 他的文章千篇一律,一个调调儿.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- In this paper, new concepts of random forced operator and random powerful monotonous operator are introduced.
- 本文提出了随机强制算子与随机强单调算子的新概念.
期刊摘选
- You will not lost patience even with monotonous work and endless time.
- 中文:单调的学习和漫长的时间也不会让你失去耐心.
期刊摘选
- There seems to be nothing there but languid and monotonous smoke.
- 那儿似乎什么都没有,只有那死气沉沉的单调的煤烟.
期刊摘选
- It is monotonous to do the same work each day.
- 天天做同样的工作没有意思.
辞典例句
- In China, the models of doors are generally monotonous, given poor aesthetics and individuality.
- 目前,我国住宅门的造型设计样式单一, 还达不到美观和个性化的要求.
期刊摘选
- The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.
- 蟋蟀发出了它们持久的,单调而有意思的调子.
《简明英汉词典》