| 单词 | jejune |
| 释义 | jejune (once / 31351 pages) adj Use the adjective jejune to describe something that is uninteresting or insignificant. Many people claim to find celebrity gossip jejune, but ask them about a recent movie star scandal and chances are they know all about it. Jejune can also describe something that’s immature or simplistic. All that actress could say about her latest movie was that it was “Super fun”? That’s a pretty jejune comment. Basically jejune means lacking substance. It originally comes from the Latin word jejunus, which means “fasting,” so when something is jejune, it’s figuratively empty — devoid of intellectual nourishment. WORD FAMILYjejune: jejuneness, jejunity USAGE EXAMPLESThe piece comes across as jejune and self-indulgent, and the part of it that gets a little hip-hop seems overly influenced by “Hamilton.” New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) “Either it’s intentionally self-referential and not meant to be seriously, or it’s coming from a more jejune sensibility and doesn’t care.” New York Times(Apr 28, 2016) His comments in the catalogue interview are disturbingly inarticulate and jejune. Washington Post(Feb 11, 2016) 1adj lacking interest or significance or impact jejune novel Syn insipid uninteresting arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement 2adj displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity jejune responses to our problems Syn adolescent, juvenile, puerile immature characteristic of a lack of maturity 3adj lacking in nutritive value the jejune diets of the very poor Syn insubstantial unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being |
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