dull

dulls 是 dull 的第三人称单数,页面展示原形释义。
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  • adj. 钝的;迟钝的;无趣的;呆滞的;阴暗的
  • vt. 使迟钝;使阴暗;缓和
  • vi. 减少;变迟钝
  • n. (Dull)人名;(罗、匈)杜尔;(柬)杜;(英)达尔
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1、dull 的画面是脑子被烟雾罩住(出自 PIE*dheu「烟尘、雾」,同 dust、deaf、dumb):先是人反应慢,再扩到啥都"不开光、不利索"。
2、四种"钝"分开装进脑子:人 dull 迟钝、刀 dull 不利(反义 sharp)、天 dull 阴沉、课 dull 无聊。同族留了原义:dolt 蠢货、dullard 迟钝鬼(这两个是从"笨"那个老意思派出去的)。
3、搭配 a dull pain 闷痛、a dull roar 沉闷的响声。拼写本来就双 l 收尾:duller、dulled 保留这两个 l,别写成 *dul。
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词族 · dull

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中文词源

dull 沉闷的

PIE*dheu, 烟尘,烟雾,词源同dust, deaf, dumb.

英语词源

dull
dull: [13] Dull originally meant ‘slow-witted’. It was borrowed from Middle Low German dul, a descendant of the prehistoric Germanic adjective *dulaz, which also produced German toll and Old English dol ‘stupid’ (the Old English adjective does not seem to have survived beyond the 10th century). The modern meaning ‘boring’ developed in the 15th century. The now littleused dullard [15] is a derivative (reflecting the adjective’s original sense), as also is probably dolt [16].
=> dolt
dull (adj.)
c. 1200, "stupid;" early 13c., "blunt, not sharp;" rare before mid-14c., apparently from Old English dol "dull-witted, foolish," or an unrecorded parallel word, or from Middle Low German dul "slow-witted," both from Proto-Germanic *dulaz (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon dol "foolish," Old High German tol, German toll "mad, wild," Gothic dwals "foolish"), from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, vapor, smoke" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits"). Of color from early 15c.; of pain or other sensations from 1725. Sense of "boring" first recorded 1580s.
dull. (8) Not exhilarating; not delightful; as to make dictionaries is dull work. [Johnson]
Dullsville, slang for "town where nothing happens," attested from 1960.
dull (v.)
c. 1200, "to grow weary, tire;" of pointed or edged things from c. 1400; of the senses from 1550s; from dull (adj.). Related: Dulled; dulling.

权威例句

1. The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone.
证据被当庭呆板地宣读了一遍。
2. I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.
我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊,至少也是毫无深度。
3. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
新闻广播准确可靠但却非常枯燥。
4. He is a dull writer and that's a fact.
他写的东西很没意思,真的。
5. Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.
我没当母亲,所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。

词语辨析

【dull, monotonous, tedious, dreary】
这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思,其区别是:
dull: 指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
monotonous: 指没有变化、重复单调的。
tedious: 侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷,缺乏活力,使感到不舒服。
dreary: 侧重无趣味的,不活泼的事或思想状态。

【silly, dull, simple, stupid, foolish】
这组词都有“愚蠢的,笨的,傻的”的意思,其区别是:
silly: 口语用词,可和foolish互换,但语气稍强。侧重指人的言行不合常规或不理智,强调单纯、低能和糊涂。
dull: 指对问题理解迟钝,缺乏灵敏机智头脑,可能是先下智力低下,也可能因疲倦或健康不佳所致。
simple: 强调头脑简单或缺少智慧。
stupid: 多指人或行为的愚蠢,尤指先天智能低下,或因某种原因失去正常的反应或感觉。有时也可与silly和foolish换用,但语气强,常含贬义。
foolish: 一般指人的无头脑、愚蠢,或缺乏常识与判断力,或指行动的愚蠢可笑。

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