humdrum
humdrum 英 [ˈhʌmdrʌm] 美 [ˈhʌmˌdrʌm]
adj. 单调的；无聊的
名词复数:humdrums
- That class on 18th century feminist zoologists and their favorite poets? Surprisingly humdrum, or dull, tedious, and totally boring.
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- adj. 单调的；无聊的
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1. a humdrum job, a humdrum life
乏味的工作╱生活
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2. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
会计师说这是她所度过的最无聊的一天。
- humdrum (adj.) "routine, monotonous, dull, commonplace," 1550s, probably a reduplication of hum. As a noun, "monotony, tediousness," from 1727; earlier it meant "dull person" (1590s).
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