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the monotony of sth
sth 可以是名词或动名词；monotony 通常为不可数名词。
The monotony of the task made it hard to concentrate.
这项任务的单调使人难以集中注意力。
单调；缺乏变化
monotonies — plural of monotony
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单调；缺乏变化
the quality of being boring because of repetition and lack of variety
The monotony of the task made it hard to concentrate.
这项任务的单调使人难以集中注意力。
因重复或缺乏变化而产生的单调乏味。
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
单调函数的性质。
The property of a monotonic function.
音调或音高保持不变的性质。
The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.
The monotony of the daily commute made her feel sleepy.
每天通勤的单调让她感到困倦。
He tried to break the monotony by taking a different route to work.
他试图走不同的路线去上班，以打破这种单调。
The long flight was filled with monotony, and I could not wait to land.
漫长的飞行充满单调，我迫不及待地想要降落。
sth 可以是名词或动名词；monotony 通常为不可数名词。
The monotony of the task made it hard to concentrate.
这项任务的单调使人难以集中注意力。
这是常见搭配，表示通过变化使单调得以缓解。
We took a coffee break to break the monotony of the meeting.
我们休息喝杯咖啡，以打破会议的单调。
Not this
The work is so monotony that I often doze off.
Use this
The work is so monotonous that I often doze off.
monotony 是名词，不能作形容词修饰事物；要用形容词 monotonous 作表语。
Not this
The monotone of the daily routine makes me unhappy.
Use this
The monotony of the daily routine makes me unhappy.
monotone 指（声音的）单音调，不表示“单调乏味”；表示“缺乏变化、枯燥”应用 monotony。
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打破单调
She baked cookies to break the monotony of a quiet afternoon.
她烤了些饼干来打破安静下午的单调。
缓解单调
A short walk can relieve the monotony of sitting at a desk all day.
短暂散步可以缓解整天伏案工作的单调。
摆脱单调
He joined a band to escape the monotony of his nine-to-five job.
他加入了一支乐队，以逃避朝九晚五工作的单调。
日常生活的单调
The monotony of daily routine often made her feel trapped.
日常生活的单调常常让她感到被困住。
无尽的单调
The endless monotony of the desert highway put the driver to sleep.
沙漠公路上无尽的单调让司机昏昏欲睡。
死气沉沉的单调
He was bored by the deadly monotony of the assembly line.
他厌倦了装配线上死气沉沉的单调。
打破单调
I listen to podcasts on my commute to break the monotony.
我通勤时听播客来打破单调。
缓解单调
She took up gardening to relieve the monotony of retirement.
她开始园艺来缓解退休生活的单调。
日常生活的单调
A weekend trip to the mountains was a welcome escape from the monotony of everyday life.
周末去山里旅行是逃离日常生活单调的宜人之举。
宁静生活的单调与孤独能激发创造性的思维。
Often attributed to Albert Einstein, this line appears in his collection 'The World as I See It' (1931). It expresses his belief that a calm, routine-filled environment encourages deep and original thought.
这句话常被归于阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦，出自他的文集《我的世界观》（1931）。它表达了他认为宁静、充满规律的环境能促进深入而原创的思考。
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mono（单一）+ tone（音调）→ 总是一个调子，自然单调。
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论日常琐事、描述工作或学习中的重复 该词通常指因缺乏变化而令人厌烦的状态，多用于描述日常生活中的重复和单调，语气中性，口语和书面语中都较常见。
真正同韵（重读元音及之后都是 /ɒtəni/，英式发音）的词：botany、cottony。gluttony 是近韵（/ˈɡlʌtəni/ 中元音为 /ʌ/）。注意拼写相似的 -tony 在 monotony 中读 /təni/，不是像 Tony/tony 那样读 /ˈtəʊni/。agony 和 colony 只是共享词尾 -ony 的不重读 /əni/，并非同韵。
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