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monotony

英 [mə'nɒt(ə)nɪ] 美 [mə'nɑtəni]

解释

n. 单调；千篇一律

※ 提供单词"monotony"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。