monotonic

形容词 adj.
/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/    /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/|/ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪk/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982. not-comparable
  2. Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases. not-comparable
  3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous. not-comparable
    — The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.

词源

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.
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