Word · Frequency #24286
uninspired
无灵感的；缺乏创见的；平淡无奇的
without creative inspiration; dull and unoriginal
- 1.
Lacking inspiration; dull or dry.
缺乏灵感的；沉闷乏味的。
- 2.
having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement
缺乏智力、情感或精神上的兴奋
- 3.
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
缺乏原创性或创造力；缺乏发明能力
缺乏灵感的；沉闷乏味的。；缺乏智力、情感或精神上的兴奋；缺乏原创性或创造力；缺乏发明能力；未受灵感启迪的；无灵感的
In use
The painting was technically fine but uninspired.
His uninspired speech put half the audience to sleep.
The team gave an uninspired performance in the final match.
the production was professional but uninspired
uninspired writing
be uninspired by sth
uninspired by 后接令人提不起兴致的事物，表示“因…而缺乏灵感”。
The students were uninspired by the lecture.
学生们因这场讲座而提不起兴趣。
feel/seem/look uninspired
uninspired 常用在 feel、seem、look 等系动词后作表语，描述主语的状态。
He felt uninspired after weeks of repetitive work.
Connections
Collocations
- uninspired performance
- 缺乏灵感的表演
- The team gave an uninspired performance and lost the match.这支队伍表现平淡无奇，输掉了比赛。
- uninspired choice
- 缺乏新意的选择
- Critics called the sequel an uninspired choice for the opening film.评论家称这部续集作为开幕影片是缺乏新意的选择。
- uninspired writing
- 平淡无奇的文笔
- The novel suffers from uninspired writing and predictable plots.这部小说文笔平淡，情节老套。
- uninspired design
- 缺乏创意的设计
- The building's uninspired design failed to impress the judges.这座建筑设计缺乏创意，未能打动评委。
- uninspired effort
- 平庸的表现
- Despite their uninspired effort, the team managed to score.尽管他们表现平庸，球队还是进了球。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：灵感(inspiration)的火苗没点着，un-像“无”，所以 uninspired 就是“无灵感、缺乏创见”的平淡状态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：written reviews、performance evaluations uninspired 通常表示“缺乏创见或激情”，在书评、影评或工作报告中比较常见，语气中性、偏克制。口语会话中也会用到，但没有明显贬义或俚俗色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /aɪɝd/ 结尾，与 uninspired 的重读音节 -spired 押韵（美式英语）。注意：uninhibited /ˌʌnɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ 和 united /juˈnaɪtɪd/ 拼写或开头相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.