| 单词 | tedious |
| 释义 | tedious (once / 632 pages) adj If something is tedious, it's boring. If you're anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, even the best lecture will seem tedious. Tedious is the adjective from tedium, which is both Latin and English for boredom. You ordinarily wouldn't use tedious for people, just things; you might say "His speeches are tedious," but usually not "He is tedious." Something that is tedious could also be called tiresome. Shakespeare's Friar Laurence says "I will be brief, for my short date of breath Is not so long as is a tedious tale." WORD FAMILYtedious: tediousest, tediously, tediousness+/tedium: tedious, tediums USAGE EXAMPLES“We automate all the coding, all the tedious work that is not really adding any value,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The feature-length videos in the show, including meditations on Patty Hearst, the Manson family and the Weather Underground, are variously gory, tedious, compelling and amateurish. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Soon enough, even the good songs became tedious, and I began to resent Bing Crosby and his somnolent phrasing. Slate(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness tedious days on the train Syn boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome uninteresting arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement 2adj using or containing too many words Syn long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length |
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