| 单词 | tedium |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ti:diəm] |
| 解释 | n.单调乏味 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.单调乏味 (例: the tedium of a long journey) 【例】 the tedium of a long journey |
| 字源 | tedium (n.) "tediousness," 1660s, from Latin taedium "weariness, irksomeness, disgust," related to taedet "it is wearisome, it excites loathing," and to taedere "to weary," of uncertain origin. Possible cognates are Old Church Slavonic težo, Lithuanian tingiu "to be dull, be listless." |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tedious |
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