monotonous
英 [m?'n?t(?)n?s]
美[m?'nɑt?n?s]
- adj. 單調(diào)的，無抑揚頓挫的；無變化的
CET6+TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more monotonous;最高級:?most monotonous;副詞:?monotonously;
助記提示
1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -ous.
2. 含義：of one tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting.
2. 含義：of one tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting.
中文詞源
monotonous 單調(diào)的
來自monotone,單調(diào)。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Closures and job losses are again being announced with monotonous regularity.
- 倒閉和失業(yè)的消息又在一次次地反復(fù)宣布著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
- 與工廠大部分工作一樣，這份工作也很單調(diào)乏味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity .
- 飛機(jī)一次又一次反復(fù)從頭頂飛過。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
- 她覺得小鎮(zhèn)上的生活單調(diào)而乏味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.
- 他的文章千篇一律,一個調(diào)調(diào)兒.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
