monotony

英 [məˈnɒt.ən.i]      美 [məˈnɑː.t̬ən.i]
  • n. 单调;千篇一律
星级词汇:
monotony
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1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -y.
2. 含义:of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting, wearisome, tiresome.
monotony 单调乏味

来自monotone,单调。

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.
1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。
2. They broke the monotony of the weary journey with songs and jokes.
他们唱歌或说笑话使这个令人疲惫的旅程不至于单调乏味.
3. The rooms are admirably cool and shady after the hot brown monotony of the countryside.
在乡间经受过持续的暴晒后,房间里显得特别阴凉宜人。
4. The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific.
房间里的热气和发言人单调的声音让人昏昏欲睡。
5. A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.
进城住一晚或许有助于消除一周生活的单调。

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