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单词 mundane
释义
mundanemun‧dane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmundane
Origin:
1400-1500 French mondain, from Latin mundus ‘world’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Most of the law cases he deals with are pretty mundane.
  • My initial job was pretty mundane, but later I was given more responsibility.
  • The mundane task of setting the table can be fun at holidays.
  • The play is about the mundane existence of factory workers.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As narrow and mundane as the questions may sound, they ultimately form the basis for modern society.
  • Catherine required the daily challenge of mundane improvisation.
  • Even such mundane tasks as eating or drinking have found a place in some ballets.
  • He seemed unable to distinguish the exceptional from the mundane, the historic from the pedestrian.
  • Honeysett's cartoons reflect the mundane uses that an ill-educated public might put new technology to.
  • Shepard ranges from monumental issues to mundane daily operations.
  • Shrugging off her bag, she forced her mind on to more mundane things.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not interesting in any way: · a boring speech· He found school incredibly boring.
[not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring: · The story wasn’t very interesting.
especially written boring: · The conference was usually a dull affair.· Life was never dull.
very boring and continuing for a long time: · The process was tedious and slow.· Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.
boring and always the same: · The work was monotonous and unchallenging.· He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.
rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life: · He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house.· Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.
[usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens: · He wanted to escape his humdrum life.· a humdrum existence
a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour: · The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring.· a dry academic volume
Longman Language Activatorjobs/books/films/activities etc
something that is boring is not interesting in any way and makes you feel tired and annoyed: · I don't want some boring job in an office!· a long boring lecture on economic planning· What a boring way to spend an evening!· Most people who see a baseball game for the first time think it's pretty boring.
especially spoken very ordinary and not really interesting or enjoyable: · Did you watch that TV show about Prince Charles? It wasn't very interesting, was it?· There was nothing very interesting in the local newspaper - just the usual stuff.
especially written boring because nothing different, interesting, or exciting happens: · We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.· This kind of mindless work can become very dull very quickly.
something that is monotonous is boring because it always continues in the same way and it never changes: · Life on the farm was slow and monotonous.· The teacher's low monotonous voice almost put me to sleep.
something that is tedious is boring and tiring because it continues for too long: · It was one of the most tedious plays I've ever had to sit through.· Doing all those calculations without a computer would be extremely tedious.
stories, books, remarks etc that are banal , are ordinary and uninteresting, especially because they do not contain anything new, exciting, or original: · It was just another banal newspaper story.· I was expecting an interesting interview but he only asked a few banal questions about the weather.
a job, event, or activity that is mundane is boring and ordinary and gives you very little pleasure, especially because you do it every day: · The play is about the mundane existence of factory workers.· My initial job was pretty mundane, but later I was given more responsibility.
if something such as a job, speech, or a piece of writing or music is repetitive , it is boring because parts of it keep repeating again and again: · As children we suffered through schoolwork that was dull and repetitive.· He has some good ideas, but his lectures can get a little repetitive.
something that is uninspiring has nothing exciting or new about it, and makes you feel bored: · The restaurant's dessert selection was somewhat uninspiring.· Both candidates turned in uninspiring performances in last night's debate.
: humdrum existence/life/job one in which nothing interesting or exciting ever happens and nothing changes: · Occasional holidays abroad were the only things that brightened up her otherwise humdrum life.· Going to night school might improve your chances of getting out of that humdrum job.
especially British a job or an experience that is soul-destroying is extremely boring and makes you very unhappy because you feel that you are a useless person and your life has no meaning: · They spend all day sticking paper labels on toy cars - it's soul-destroying.· Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a soul-destroying experience.
British informal /put you to sleep American informal if a speech, performance etc sends or puts you to sleep , it is extremely boring so you completely stop paying attention to it and want to sleep: · All his talk about his financial problems just sends me to sleep.· Isn't there anything else to watch? This movie's putting me to sleep.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=ordinary and uninteresting)· the mundane chores of everyday life
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Their priorities would have been quite different - more mundane, more limited in scope, more pragmatic.· Clinton arrived, of course with a more mundane ambition than his grand Republican predecessor.· The truth was both more mundane and more bizarre.· Perhaps more mundane thoughts went through her mind.· It is a continuous attitude which influences much more mundane, everyday decisions.· The second reason is more mundane.· There are more mundane explanations, as we have suggested earlier.· Truth, it seems, is more mundane.
· These memories can pop up at any time and transform even the most mundane occasion into something special.· With all due respect to February, it can be one of the most mundane months of the sports year.· Even the most mundane materials could have value.· Let's take talk at what many would consider its most mundane level: social chit-chat.
NOUN
· Yet they put this knowledge to good advantage, both officially and in more mundane matters.· According to testimony, Rosen was recorded without his knowledge while talking with a female client about mundane matters.· The first type tend to be over more mundane matters, with the third being the more serious.· The conversation passed effortlessly from mundane matters to philosophy, spirituality, politics, art.· Yet I see the mundane matter of the script quite clearly.
· Even such mundane tasks as eating or drinking have found a place in some ballets.· The objects we use to do these mundane tasks each day reveal the inner secrets of domestic life.· We tidied up our rooms and cleaned the kitchens, dragging out the mundane tasks so that we could stay in the warm.
1ordinary and not interesting or exciting SYN  boring:  Initially, the work was pretty mundane. The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on holidays.► see thesaurus at boring2literary concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters SYN  worldly
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