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单词 humdrum
释义
Humdrum
nnoun.attributethe quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
Synset:monotony sameness
Examples:
  • he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
  • he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
  • he hated the sameness of the food the college served
Derivationally Related Form:same
Hypernyms:unvariedness
Inherited Hypernyms:monotonyunvariednessinvariabilitychangelessnessqualityattributeabstractionentity
adj satadj.allnot challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Synset:commonplace prosaic unglamorous unglamourous
Examples:
  • an unglamorous job greasing engines
Antonyms:exciting
Derivationally Related Form:proseprosaicness
Inherited Hypernyms:commonplace
Similar to:unexciting
adj satadj.alltediously repetitious or lacking in variety; all work and no play"
Synset:monotonous
Examples:
  • a humdrum existence
  • nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Antonyms:lively
Inherited Hypernyms:humdrum
Similar to:dull
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