| 释义 |
en·nui
I. \(ˈ)än|wē sometimes |än(y)ə|wē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Old French enui annoyance — more at annoy
1. : a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : languor or emptiness of spirit : tedium, boredom
< the moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed; … all tragedies, all ennuis vanish — R.W.Emerson >
2.
a. : an instance or period of ennui
b. : something that causes ennui
< the effort she made was itself an ennui >
II. transitive verb
(en·nuied or en·nuyed \-|wēd\ ; ennuied or ennuyed \“\ ; en·nuy·ing \-|wēiŋ, -|wē.ēŋ\ ; en·nuies \-|wēz\)
: to afflict with ennui : bore — used chiefly in the past participle |