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单词 mundane
释义

mundane

adjective
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
(often disapproving)
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  1. not interesting or exciting synonym dull, ordinary
    • a mundane task/job
    • I lead a pretty mundane existence.
    • On a more mundane level, can we talk about the timetable for next week?
    Extra Examples
    • a rather mundane task
    • He had no interest in such mundane details.
    • She forced her mind onto more mundane things.
    • To return to more mundane matters—lunch is at half past twelve.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originlate Middle English (referring to something of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual world): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus ‘world’. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.
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