jejune
英 [d??'d?u?n]
美[d??'d?un]
- adj. 枯燥無味的；幼稚的；缺乏營養(yǎng)的
GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
jejune------"(June)六月就(je)摘了"?---------不成熟的；貧弱的
中文詞源
jejune 單調(diào)的，空洞的
來自拉丁語ieiunus,空的，干的，字面意思為絕食，饑餓，來自PIE*ieg,獻(xiàn)祭，犧牲，神圣的，詞源同hagiography,hagiology.引申詞義單調(diào)的，空洞的。比較其同源詞dine,dinner.
英文詞源
- jejune
- jejune: see dinner
- jejune (adj.)
- 1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.
雙語例句
- 1. We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.
- 我們很清楚我們注定要過一個乏味單調(diào)的漫長夜晚了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
- 他們糾正了我不成熟的泛泛之論，幫了我大忙。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Then she was gone, leaving me in unexpectedly jejune loneliness.
- 于是她走了, 置我于意想不到的空虛孤獨之中.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I detected a jejune air that had not inbed me before.
- 我感到一種沉悶的空氣,這種感覺是以前從來沒有的.
來自辭典例句