tedious
英 ['ti?d??s]
美['tid??s]
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more tedious;最高級:?most tedious;副詞:?tediously;名詞:?tediousness;
助記提示
1. tedi- + -ous.
記憶方法:替弟餓死——餓的滋味?冗長乏味
中文詞源
tedious 冗長的，乏味的來自 tedium,冗長。
英文詞源
- tedious (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediosus "wearisome, irksome, tedious," from Latin taedium (see tedium). Related: Tediously; tediousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Life without Anna had no savour, was tedious, insupportable.
- 沒有安娜的生活毫無情趣，單調(diào)乏味，不可忍受。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is a tedious, humourless load of crap.
- 那是一堆枯燥乏味、毫無幽默感的廢話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The band's approach tends to be crushingly tedious.
- 該樂隊的演奏方式往往過于單調(diào)乏味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Such lists are long and tedious to read.
- 這種表單讀起來冗長乏味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The journey soon became tedious.
- 那次旅行不久就變得乏味起來。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》