| 单词 | bland |
| 释义 | bland (once / 731 pages) adj When you have a nasty cold and you’re very congested, food can taste unappealingly bland. That means dull, flavorless, or just plain “blah.” Bland comes to us from the Latin word blandus, meaning “mild, smooth, flattering, alluring.” Funny, because today you wouldn't say there's anything "alluring" about something bland. People still use bland to mean pleasant and tranquil, but it more often has a negative connotation. Use it to describe plain old oatmeal before you’ve added brown sugar and berries to it, or to depict the forgettable, uninteresting personality of the lunch lady who served it to you. WORD FAMILYbland: blander, blandest, blandly, blandness USAGE EXAMPLESNew York’s own offense was bland, punting to end eight of its 12 drives, but it mustered up enough to get the job done. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The bland, mouth-coating sensation of the powdered beans with which they are dusted is pleasant, but not compelling. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Fire Chief Jim Bland says the blaze was started by a cigarette igniting the oxygen inside an oxygen generator. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj lacking taste or flavor or tang a bland diet Syn flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid tasteless lacking flavor 2adj lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting a bland little drama Syn flat unexciting, unstimulating not stimulating 3adj smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication Syn politic, smooth, suave diplomatic, diplomatical using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people |
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