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monotonous (adj.)
[monotonous 词源字典]
1750, of sound, from Greek
monotonos
"of one tone" (see
monotony
). Transferred and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from 1783. Related:
Monotonously
.
[monotonous etymology, monotonous origin, 英语词源]