humdrum

  暢通辭彙  
['hʌmdrʌm]     ['hʌmdrʌm]    
  • adj. 單調的;乏味的
  • n. 乏味的談話;無聊
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humdrum的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

英英釋義

Noun:
  1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety;

    "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
    "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
    "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"

Adjective:
  1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement;

    "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

  2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety;

    "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"
    "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

humdrum的用法和樣例:

例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)
  1. After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum life.
    多年的冒險生涯使他無法安下心來過這種單調的生活。
  2. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
    會計師說這是她所度過的最無聊的一天。
用作名詞 (n.)
  1. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
    想象使人從單調無聊的生活中解脫出來。

經典引文

  • She was living with some intensity, and escaping humdrum.

    出自: George Eliot

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