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monotony

/muh-not-n-ee/US // məˈnɒt n i //UK // (məˈnɒtənɪ) //

单调乏味,单调性,单调,单调的生活

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery.
    • : the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone.
    • : sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounboredom; sameness

Examples

  • So, Cauthen says, activating your brain to focus on how you’re feeling while steering yourself away from monotony can make your workouts more fulfilling on both the physical and mental end.

  • Furthermore, content creators and brands often find themselves in the cycle of social media posting, which can lean heavily into monotony and automation – two major factors that drive down engagement.

  • It was an intense day, in contrast to others, where monotony is the norm.

  • Thankfully, Kane and Latif’s lead performances alleviate some of that limited-perspective monotony, exhibiting a charisma—and sly deviousness—that captures the dangerous allure of believing everything you see on your screen.

  • With the entire theater at his disposal, Douglas breaks any visual monotony by letting the actresses drift across the aisles, seats and stage.

  • Many of them boiled over in the monotony; they raged that their suffering felt pointless.

  • Life's fleeting nature, as well as the monotony of it, is apparent in every frame.

  • After a few days of excessive nervousness the most timorous among the women were heard to complain of the monotony of existence!

  • The monotony of our journey was rather romantically interrupted by our straying for a short distance from the right road.

  • And they escaped monotony—supreme achievement in the difficult circumstances.

  • No plot of shrubbery or flower-garden broke the gray monotony of the place.

  • The monotony of his schooldays was only broken by his Sunday exeat which was spent at home.