monotony

英 [məˈnɒtəni]

美 [məˈnɑːtəni]

n.  单调乏味; 千篇一律

复数：monotonies　

GRETEM8

BNC.15284 / COCA.19859

牛津词典

noun

• 单调乏味；千篇一律
  boring lack of variety
  1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
     她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 单调乏味;无变化;一成不变
  Themonotonyof something is the fact that it never changes and is boring.
  1. A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.
     进城住一晚或许有助于消除一周生活的单调。
  2. ...a life of secure monotony.
     单调乏味的安稳生活

英英释义

noun

• constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
• the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
  1. he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
  2. he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
  3. he hated the sameness of the food the college served
  Synonym:humdrumsameness

双语例句

• The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific.
  房间里的热气和发言人单调的声音让人昏昏欲睡。
• A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.
  进城住一晚或许有助于消除一周生活的单调。
• He lasted for 11 months before the monotony of it got to him.
  他在那里工作了11个月后开始觉得单调乏味。
• Here, two-dimensionality may imply Feng Bin's critical attitude toward the monotony of urban life.
  冯斌也许用这样的二维形式暗示他对单调的当代都市生活的批判。
• They are tired of the monotony of monogamy, the Wednesday-night-only sex.
  这些女士对千篇一律的一夫一妻制及所谓只在周三晚过性生活感到厌倦。
• The radio relieves the monotony of everyday life.
  收音机缓解了我们日常生活的单调状况。
• At present, the monotony and limitation of the major affairs of accountant office restrict its development.
  目前我国会计师事务所主要从事审计业务，业务的单一性和局限性制约了事务所的发展。
• When heaven sends bounty, it too often sends monotony.
  当上天慷慨恩赐时，它常常也会带来单调。
• And these community events help people forget the monotony of everyday life for just a little while.
  群体活动能够帮人们暂时忘却平日单调的生活。
• After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's monotony.
  这动作持续做了五分钟，小王子就厌倦这种单调的游戏了。