| 释义 |
samey, adv. and a. dial. and slang.|ˈseɪmɪ|
[f. same a. (pron., adv.) + -y6.]
A. adv. all the samey = same adv. 2.
1897Kipling Capt. Cour. x. 221 All the samey, something's got to be done about it.
B. adj. Identical, characterized by sameness; lacking in variety, monotonous. Hence ˈsameyness.
1929E. Raymond Family that Was iii. 49 The days that followed, becoming ‘samey’.., sank out of memory's sight. 1959Sunday Times 19 July 10/6 Many of his pictures of expensive men and women on expensive horses seem samey. 1962Listener 11 Jan. 90/3 All that ‘samey’ food and the lack of service. 1969M. Tripp Malice & Maternal Instinct iv. 25 Arthur never varied his approach or technique. Arthur was samey. 1977Oxf. Times 9 Dec. 17/3 Their thick sound tends towards sameyness, but the songs have enough character to retain one's interest. 1978Illustr. London News Nov. 142/2 She moves beautifully and does all that a dancer could do to differentiate steps that are samey. |