jejune
英 [dʒɪ'dʒuːn]
美 [dʒɪ'dʒun]
GRE
jejune------"(June)六月就(je)摘了" ---------不成熟的；贫弱的
jejune 单调的，空洞的来自拉丁语ieiunus,空的，干的，字面意思为绝食，饥饿，来自PIE*ieg,献祭，牺牲，神圣的，词源同hagiography,hagiology.引申词义单调的，空洞的。比较其同源词dine,dinner.
- jejune
- jejune: see dinner
- jejune (adj.)
- 1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.
- 1. We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.
- 我们很清楚我们注定要过一个乏味单调的漫长夜晚了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
- 他们纠正了我不成熟的泛泛之论，帮了我大忙。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Then she was gone, leaving me in unexpectedly jejune loneliness.
- 于是她走了, 置我于意想不到的空虚孤独之中.
来自辞典例句
- 4. I detected a jejune air that had not inbed me before.
- 我感到一种沉闷的空气,这种感觉是以前从来没有的.
来自辞典例句
