Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #13743
monotonous
单调的；乏味的；令人厌倦的
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; boring because it never changes.
- 1.
Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
音调或语调不变的。
- 2.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
单调乏味的
- 3.
Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
单调乏味、重复或缺乏变化的。
- 4.
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
单调的
音调不变的；平板的；音调或语调不变的。；单调乏味的；单调乏味、重复或缺乏变化的。；单调的
In use
The work became monotonous after a few hours.
He spoke in a monotonous voice that put everyone to sleep.
The monotonous landscape of the desert stretched for miles.
nothing is so monotonous as the sea
the owl's faint monotonous hooting
be monotonous
The job was monotonous and boring.
这份工作单调乏味。
monotonous + noun
He complained about the monotonous routine.
他抱怨单调的日常。
Connections
Collocations
- monotonous voice
- 单调的嗓音
- The teacher's monotonous voice made it hard for the students to stay awake.老师单调的嗓音让学生们很难保持清醒。
- monotonous work
- 单调乏味的工作
- He quit his job because he couldn't stand the monotonous work on the assembly line.他辞了职，因为他受不了流水线上单调乏味的工作。
- monotonous routine
- 一成不变的日常
- A monotonous routine can drain your energy and creativity.一成不变的日常会耗尽你的精力和创造力。
- monotonous tone
- 平板的语气
- She read the poem in a monotonous tone, with no emotion at all.她用平板的语气朗读那首诗，没有一点感情。
- monotonous life
- 单调的生活
- After retiring, he found his life monotonous and decided to take up painting.退休后，他觉得生活单调，于是决定学画画。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mono（单一）+ tone（音调）→ 永远一种音调，自然单调乏味。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing work or daily routine、describing voice, tone, or sound 该词在描述工作或日常事务单调乏味时比较常见，也可用于形容声音或语调平淡不变。整体属于中性偏正式，口语和书面语都可用；通常带负面感受。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 monotonous 真正押韵的常用词。mountainous 的结尾 /tənəs/ 与 monotonous 相同，但重音位置不同，不算押韵；synchronous 拼写同为 -onous，但读 /ˈsɪŋkrənəs/；autonomous 和 anonymous 结尾是 -omous/-ymous，读 /məs/，不要按拼写读成 /nəs/；numerous 和 tremendous 只共享 -ous 后缀，读音也不相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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