Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19117
uneventful
平静无事；平淡无奇
having no noteworthy or significant events
- 1.
monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events
单调的；缺乏重大或值得注意的事件
单调的；缺乏重大或值得注意的事件；太平无事的；平静无事的
In use
After a long but uneventful flight, we finally arrived in Tokyo.
It was an uneventful day at the office, so I left on time.
The meeting was uneventful, and we finished ten minutes early.
an uneventful [noun]
uneventful 常作定语，修饰 flight、day 等名词，强调没有值得一提的事件。
We had an uneventful flight.
我们乘坐了一次平静无事的航班。
be uneventful
作表语时，主语常为 journey、meeting 等，表达过程平静、无异常。
The journey was uneventful.
旅途平静无事。
Common mistakes
The meeting was uneventfully.The meeting was uneventful.
系动词 was 后应接形容词作表语，而 uneventfully 是副词，不能描述主语的状态；应改为形容词 uneventful。
We had a very uneventful travel.We had a very uneventful trip.
travel 作名词时通常为不可数名词，一般不说 a travel；指单次旅行应用 trip 或 journey，所以把 travel 改为 trip。
I was uneventful last weekend.Last weekend was uneventful.
uneventful 修饰时间段或经历，表示没有特别事件，不能直接形容人；应把时间短语 last weekend 作主语，说成 Last weekend was uneventful。
Connections
Collocations
- an uneventful journey
- 平安无事的旅程
- Despite the storm warnings, it turned out to be an uneventful journey.尽管有暴风雨预警，结果这趟旅程平安无事。
- an uneventful flight
- 平静顺利的飞行
- The pilot reported an uneventful flight from New York to London.飞行员报告说从纽约到伦敦的飞行平静顺利。
- an uneventful recovery
- 平稳的康复
- After the surgery, she had an uneventful recovery and went home early.手术后她康复平稳，提前回家了。
- an uneventful year
- 平淡的一年
- It had been an uneventful year until the new manager arrived.在新经理到来之前，这一年一直很平淡。
- an uneventful pregnancy
- 顺利无波的孕期
- She was grateful for an uneventful pregnancy and a healthy baby.她感激自己孕期顺利，宝宝健康。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 event（事件）前加上 un-，就是“没有事件”，所以平静无事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel、daily life、workplace 该词多用于中性语境，常见于描述旅行、日常生活或工作场合，表示平静无事、没有特别或重大事件。
Pronunciation & Spelling
eventful 和 resentful 与 uneventful 押韵，重读音节都是 /ɛntfəl/；plentiful 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈplɛntɪfəl/，多一个音节，不押韵。
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