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If something is tedious, it's boring. If you're anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, even the best lecture will seem tedious.
Tedious is the adjective from tedium, which is both Latin and English for boredom. You ordinarily wouldn't use tedious for people, just things; you might say “His speeches are tedious,” but usually not “He is tedious.” Something that is tedious could also be called tiresome. Shakespeare's Friar Laurence says “I will be brief, for my short date of breath / Is not so long as is a tedious tale.”
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后缀: -ious
表形容词,”……的”
adj.
tedious 乏味的,单调的,冗长的ted厌倦+ious……的→adj.乏味的,单调的,冗长的
commodious 宽敞的com共同+mod=mob动+ious……的→共同动→有动的地方→宽敞的
flirtatious 调情的flirt调情+at+ious……的→adj.调情的
glorious 光荣的,显赫的glory荣誉+ious……的→glorious光荣的
luxurious 奢侈的,豪华的luxury豪华+ious……的→luxurious奢侈的,豪华的
parsimonious 太节省的,小气的parsi花+mon警告,小心+ious……的→花钱小心→小气的
penurious 贫困的,缺乏的penury贫困+ious……的→penurious贫困的
spacious 广大的,大规模的spac空间+ious……的→adj.广大的,大规模的
同义词辨析
这些形容词均表示”单调的，乏味的，厌烦的”之意。
- dull： 指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
- 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。
- monotonous： 指没有变化、重复单调的。
- dreary： 侧重无趣味的，不活泼的事或思想状态。