boredom
英 [ˈbɔː.dəm]
美 [ˈbɔːr.dəm]
将“boredom”分解为“bore”+“-dom”。想象“bore”是一个人,他不断地进行无趣的活动,导致整个环境中充满了“-dom”,即“dominance”或“统治”,象征着无聊和乏味的状态。通过这样的故事联想,可以帮助记忆“boredom”的意思。
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- boredom (n.)
- "state of being bored," 1852, from bore (v.1) + -dom. It also has been employed in a sense "bores as a class" (1883) and "practice of being a bore" (1864, a sense properly belonging to boreism, 1833).
- 1. Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
- 只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。
- 2. Meanwhile, the boredom is excruciating.
- 同时,又无聊得让人苦恼不已。
- 3. People went bananas with boredom.
- 人们闷得发狂。
- 4. I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
- 由于实在闲极无聊,我开始无节制地大吃起来。
- 5. the double-edged quality of life in a small town—security and boredom
- 小城镇生活的双重性—安全但乏味