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单词 jejune
释义 je·june
\jə̇ˈjün, (ˈ)jē|jün\ adjective
Etymology: Latin jejunus
1. obsolete : lacking food : hungry
2. : inadequate to nourish the body or relieve hunger : wanting nutritive value
 < the jejune diets of the very poor >
3.
 a. : devoid of interest or significance : dull, flat, inane, vapid
  < the lectures … seemed jejune and platitudinous — John Buchan >
  < literary history without evaluative criteria becomes jejune and sterile — C.I.Glicksberg >
 b. : giving evidence of lack of experience or information
  < a singularly brief, all too jejune, note on the historical events that occasioned the document — Times Literary Supplement >
  < not appointed because they are qualified in investment or economics, but their comments on such matters need not be jejuneEconomist >
 c. : immature, juvenile, puerile
  < the jejune behavior of an adolescent boy >
  < jejune remarks on world affairs by one who possessed no relevant knowledge >
Synonyms: see insipid
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