monotony
英[m?'n?t(?)n?]
美[m?'nɑt?ni]
- n. 單調；千篇一律
助記提示
1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -y.
2. 含義：of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting, wearisome, tiresome.
中文詞源
monotony 單調乏味
來自monotone,單調。
英文詞源
- monotony (n.)
- 1706, originally in transferred sense of "wearisome, tiresome," from French monotonie (1670s), from Greek monotonia "sameness of tone, monotony," from monotonos "monotonous, of one tone," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Literal sense of "sameness of tone or pitch" in English is from 1724.
雙語例句
- 1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
- 她天天靠看電視來解悶兒。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. They broke the monotony of the weary journey with songs and jokes.
- 他們唱歌或說笑話使這個令人疲憊的旅程不至于單調乏味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The rooms are admirably cool and shady after the hot brown monotony of the countryside.
- 在鄉間經受過持續的暴曬后，房間里顯得特別陰涼宜人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific.
- 房間里的熱氣和發言人單調的聲音讓人昏昏欲睡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.
- 進城住一晚或許有助于消除一周生活的單調。
來自辭典例句