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bland

英 [blænd] 美 [blænd]

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解释

adj. 乏味的；温和的；冷漠的
vt. 使…变得淡而无味；除掉…的特性
vi. 变得平淡无奇；丧失特性
n. (Bland)人名；(英)布兰德

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中文词源

bland 温和的

来自词根mel, 软的，见melt, 熔化。字母m,b音变。原指说软话的，奉承，讨好，后指温和的。

英文词源

bland (adj.): 1660s, from Italian blando "delicate," or Old French bland "flattering, complimentary," both from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt). Related: Blandly; blandness. Latin also had blandiloquentulus "flattering in speech," which might have yielded a useful English *blandiloquent.

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例句和用法

1. Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.: 隐藏的喇叭里幽幽地传出平淡乏味的音乐。

2. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.: 这吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的纸板。

3. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread: 一个淡而无味的汤、鱼加面包的食谱

4. That oatmeal is so bland that it is tasteless.: 那种燕麦粥平淡无味.

5. He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.: 他因胃病而吃清淡的食物.