Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15284
Fully loadedmonotony
单调；缺乏变化
the quality of being boring because of repetition and lack of variety
- 1.
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
因重复或缺乏变化而产生的单调乏味。
- 2.
The property of a monotonic function.
单调函数的性质。
- 3.
The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.
音调或音高保持不变的性质。
（声音或语调的）单一；平缓；因重复或缺乏变化而产生的单调乏味。；单调函数的性质。；音调或音高保持不变的性质。；单调
In use
The monotony of the daily commute made her feel sleepy.
He tried to break the monotony by taking a different route to work.
The long flight was filled with monotony, and I could not wait to land.
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。
break the monotony (of sth)
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。
Common mistakes
The work is so monotony that I often doze off.
Connections
Collocations
- break the monotony
- 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。
- relieve the monotony
- 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。
- escape the monotony
- 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。
- the monotony of daily routine
- 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。
- endless monotony
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mono（单一）+ tone（音调）→ 总是一个调子，自然单调。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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