jejune
英 [d??'d?u?n]
美[d??'d?un]
- adj. 枯燥無味的；幼稚的；缺乏營養(yǎng)的
暢通詞匯GRE
助記提示
jejune------"(June)六月就(je)摘了"?---------不成熟的；貧弱的
中文詞源
jejune 單調(diào)的，空洞的
來自拉丁語ieiunus,空的，干的，字面意思為絕食，饑餓，來自PIE*ieg,獻(xiàn)祭，犧牲，神圣的，詞源同hagiography,hagiology.引申詞義單調(diào)的，空洞的。比較其同源詞dine,dinner.
英英釋意
- 1. lacking in nutritive value;
- "the jejune diets of the very poor"
- 2. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity;
- "adolescent insecurity"
- "jejune responses to our problems"
- "their behavior was juvenile"
- "puerile jokes"
- 3. lacking interest or significance;
- "an insipid personality"
- "jejune novel"
英文詞源
- jejune
- jejune: see dinner
- jejune (adj.)
- 1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.
實(shí)用場景例句
- They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
- 他們糾正了我不成熟的泛泛之論，幫了我大忙。
辭典例句
- Then she was gone, leaving me in unexpectedly jejune loneliness.
- 于是她走了, 置我于意想不到的空虛孤獨(dú)之中.
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