monotone

monotone

形容词

1. 单调的

指声音或语调缺乏变化，毫无抑扬顿挫。

例句：

1. She spoke in a monotone that put me to sleep.（她以单调的语调说话，让我昏昏欲睡。）
2. His speech was delivered in a monotone voice.（他的演讲以单调的声音发表。）

2. 单调的，毫无变化的

指行为、活动、景色等缺乏变化或变化极少。

例句：

3. The desert landscape was a monotone of sand and sky.（沙漠的景色就是一片沙土和天空，毫无变化。）
4. Her wardrobe consists of monotone colors like black and white.（她的衣橱里全是黑白等单调的颜色。）

名词

1. 单调乏味

指缺乏变化或刺激的状态。

例句：

1. The monotone of his daily routine bored him.（他日复一日的例行公事让他感到厌倦。）
2. The lecturer's monotone made it difficult to stay awake.（讲师的单调乏味让人难以保持清醒。）

2. 单调的声音或语调

指缺乏变化的声音或语调。

例句：

3. His monotone put the audience to sleep.（他单调的声音让观众入睡。）
4. The teacher's monotone made it difficult for the students to concentrate.（老师单调的语调让学生难以集中注意力。）

词语辨析

monotone, monotonous, dull, boring

monotone 侧重指声音或语调缺乏变化，毫无抑扬顿挫。

monotonous 指缺乏变化或刺激，单调乏味。

dull 指缺乏兴趣、刺激或变化，乏味古板。

boring 指令人厌烦或无聊。

词汇扩充

monotonously（副词）

monotonousness（名词）

近义词

tedious, unvarying, droning, flat

反义词

varied, lively, animated, interesting

柯林斯词典

英 [ˈmɒnətəʊn] 美 [ˈmɑːnəˌtoʊn]

形容词

1. If you describe someone's voice or manner of speaking as monotone, you mean that it does not vary at all in pitch or tone, and is therefore rather boring.

2. If you describe something as monotone, you mean that it is very boring because it has very little variety.

名词

1. If you describe someone's voice or manner of speaking as a monotone, you mean that it does not vary at all in pitch or tone, and is therefore rather boring.

2. If you describe something as a monotone, you mean that it is very boring because it has very little variety.

牛津词典

英 [ˈmɒnətəʊn] 美 [ˈmɑːnəˌtoʊn]

形容词

1. (of a sound or voice) lacking in variation in tone or pitch.

2. dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

名词

1. a sound, especially speech, that is monotonous.

2. lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.

用法

monotone 作为形容词时，可以修饰声音、语调、行为、活动等，表示缺乏变化或刺激，单调乏味。作为名词时，指的是缺乏变化或刺激的状态，以及缺乏变化的声音或语调。