Front | tedious |
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Pron | ['tiːdiəs] |
Back | 【TEDIOUS】 The long wait at the airport was really tedious. 在机场冗长的等待的确乏味。 【重点词汇】 tedious adj. 冗长乏味的 |
Vocab | tediousso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
If something is tedious, it's boring. If you're anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, even the best lecture will seem tedious. Tedious is the adjective from tedium, which is both Latin and English for boredom. You ordinarily wouldn't use tedious for people, just things; you might say "His speeches are tedious," but usually not "He is tedious." Something that is tedious could also be called tiresome. Shakespeare's Friar Laurence says "I will be brief, for my short date of breath Is not so long as is a tedious tale." All forms of 'tedious' will appear on average once every 632 pages. tediously tediousness tedious tedium |
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