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tedium

英 ['tiːdɪəm] 美['tidɪəm]
  • n. 沉闷;单调乏味;厌烦

TEM8GRETOEFL畅通词汇

助记提示


1. tedi- + -um (Latin suffix).
2. => dullness, weariness.
3. 提到你爹爹的母亲也就是你奶奶,奶奶讲话每次都不记得讲过什么,所以他讲话超乏味.

中文词源


tedium 冗长,乏味

来自拉丁语 taedium,冗长,乏味,来自 teadere,使乏味,使厌倦。

英文词源


tedium (n.)
"tediousness," 1660s, from Latin taedium "weariness, irksomeness, disgust," related to taedet "it is wearisome, it excites loathing," and to taedere "to weary," of uncertain origin. Possible cognates are Old Church Slavonic težo, Lithuanian tingiu "to be dull, be listless."

双语例句


1. It was another day of mind-numbing tedium.
又是一个令人麻木的单调乏味的日子。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.
她渴望有什么事情能排解她日常生活中的烦闷。

来自《权威词典》

3. We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.
我们玩游戏,来解除旅行的沉闷.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She began to wonder whether she wouldn't go mad with the tedium of the job.
她开始怀疑自己会不会被枯燥的工作逼疯。

来自柯林斯例句

5. In myself I could observe the following sources of tedium.
从我自己身上,我所观察到的烦闷的根源有下列一些.

来自辞典例句