monotonous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /məˈnɒtənəs/    美 /məˈnɑtənəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
    — "But my daughter—but the Lady Eveline"—said the Fleming, with some slight change in his monotonous voice, which seemed to express doubt and perplexity—"You are cruel conquerors, and—"
  2. Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
    — [L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.

词形变化

more monotonous comparative most monotonous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
monotonously monotonousness nonmonotonous unmonotonous
相关词
monotone monotony

词源

Etymology tree
English monotone
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English monotonous
From monotone + -ous.
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