boredom
翻譯
無聊, 厭煩, 乏味
例句
He started to eat out of sheer boredom.
他純粹是出於無聊才開始吃東西。
The movie was two hours of pure boredom.
這部電影是兩個小時的純粹乏味。
文法模式
out of boredom 出於無聊 He started to eat out of sheer boredom.
die of boredom 無聊死了 I was dying of boredom during the meeting.
近義詞
同義詞: dullness, monotony, tedium; 反義詞: excitement, interest
詞源
由“bore”和後綴“-dom”組成,“-dom”表示一種狀態或情況(如“kingdom”或“freedom”)。
記憶技巧
可以類比“kingDOM”(王國)是國王(king)的狀態(dom),那麼“boreDOM”(無聊)就是感到無聊(bore)的狀態(dom)。