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。
平静无事;平淡无奇
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平静无事;平淡无奇
having no noteworthy or significant events
We had an uneventful flight.
我们乘坐了一次平静无事的航班。
单调的;缺乏重大或值得注意的事件
monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events
After a long but uneventful flight, we finally arrived in Tokyo.
经过漫长但平安无事的飞行,我们终于抵达东京。
It was an uneventful day at the office, so I left on time.
这是办公室里平静无事的一天,所以我准时下班了。
The meeting was uneventful, and we finished ten minutes early.
会议平静无事,我们提前十分钟结束了。
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。
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。
Not this
The meeting was uneventfully.
Use this
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。
Not this
We had a very uneventful travel.
Use this
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。
Not this
I was uneventful last weekend.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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把 event(事件)前加上 un-,就是“没有事件”,所以平静无事。
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。
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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