monotony
英 [mə'nɒt(ə)nɪ]
美 [mə'nɑtəni]
助记提示
1. mono- + ton- "tone" + -y.
2. 含义：of one tone, sameness of tone.
3. => lacking in variety, uninteresting, wearisome, tiresome.
中文词源
monotony 单调乏味来自monotone,单调。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
- 她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。
来自《权威词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自辞典例句