insipid
英[?n's?p?d]
美[?n's?p?d]
- adj. 清淡的；無趣的
助記提示
1. sapid => insipid.
中文詞源
insipid 無味的
in-,不，非，-sip,滋味，味道，詞源同sap,sapient.
英文詞源
- insipid (adj.)
- 1610s, "without taste or perceptible flavor," from French insipide (16c.), from Late Latin inspidus "tasteless," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sapidus "tasty," from sapere "have a taste" (also "be wise;" see sapient). Figurative meaning "uninteresting, dull" first recorded 1640s, but it was also a secondary sense in Medieval Latin.
In ye coach ... went Mrs. Barlow, the King's mistress and mother to ye Duke of Monmouth, a browne, beautifull, bold, but insipid creature. [John Evelyn, diary, Aug. 18, 1649]
Related: Insipidly.
雙語例句
- 1. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.
- 他們與秘魯隊的揭幕戰(zhàn)打得波瀾不驚，最終以0：0戰(zhàn)平。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
- 這吃起來淡而無味，像加熱過的紙板。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a cup of insipid coffee
- 一杯淡而無味的咖啡
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.
- 表面上她似乎溫順馴服，相當乏味無趣。
來自辭典例句
- 5. It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
- 這東西嘗起來淡而無味至極，像加熱過的紙板一樣。
來自辭典例句