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jejune

GRE畅通词汇
英 [dʒɪ'dʒuːn] 美[dʒɪ'dʒun]
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释义

  • adj. 枯燥无味的;幼稚的;缺乏营养的
  • 近义词

    助记提示

    jejune------"(June)六月就(je)摘了" ---------不成熟的;贫弱的

    中文词源

    jejune 单调的,空洞的

    来自拉丁语ieiunus,空的,干的,字面意思为绝食,饥饿,来自PIE*ieg,献祭,牺牲,神圣的,词源同hagiography,hagiology.引申词义单调的,空洞的。比较其同源词dine,dinner.

    英文词源

    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.

    双语例句

    1. We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.
    我们很清楚我们注定要过一个乏味单调的漫长夜晚了。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
    他们纠正了我不成熟的泛泛之论,帮了我大忙。

    来自辞典例句

    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虚孤独之中.

    来自辞典例句

    4. I detected a jejune air that had not inbed me before.
    我感到一种沉闷的空气,这种感觉是以前从来没有的.

    来自辞典例句

    英英释意

    1. lacking in nutritive value;
    "the jejune diets of the very poor"
    2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity;
    "adolescent insecurity"
    "jejune responses to our problems"
    "their behavior was juvenile"
    "puerile jokes"
    3. lacking interest or significance;
    "an insipid personality"
    "jejune novel"

    实用场景例句

    They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
    他们纠正了我不成熟的泛泛之论,帮了我大忙。

    辞典例句

    Then she was gone, leaving me in unexpectedly jejune loneliness.
    于是她走了, 置我于意想不到的空虚孤独之中.

    辞典例句

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