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انگلیسی

monotonous

gb/mənˈɑtənəs/ us/mənˈɑtənəs/
B2 انگلیسی
~ 6800
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
adjective B2 property
1

boring because it never changes

Always the same and therefore boring to do, hear, or look at.

الگوی کاربرد: a monotonous [activity/thing]; [something] is monotonous
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use "monotonous" when they only mean "single" or "simple" (e.g., *a monotonous meal* to mean a meal with only one dish). "Monotonous" usually suggests that something is repeated again and again and feels boring, not just that there is one item.
هم‌معنی‌ها
boring (More general and common; not limited to repetition as the cause of boredom.) | tedious (Focuses on something being long and tiring; similar level of formality.) | repetitive (Describes frequent repetition; does not always imply boredom as strongly as "monotonous".)
متضادها
exciting (Highlights strong interest and energy, the opposite of dullness.) | varied (Emphasizes having many different kinds, the opposite of being always the same.) | interesting (General opposite of boring, without implying repetition.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
monotonous job |monotonous routine |monotonous work |monotonous life |monotonous task |monotonous landscape
موضوع‌ها
daily_life |work |emotions |communication |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • After a few months, the office work became monotonous and she started looking for a new job.
  • He was tired of his monotonous routine of work, dinner, and sleep.
  • The long, flat road and brown fields made the drive across the desert feel monotonous.
  • Students often find the class monotonous when the teacher only reads from the book.
  • The movie dragged on with a monotonous plot that never surprised the audience.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • My job is monotonous, and I do the same thing every day.
  • He left the factory because the work was too monotonous for him.
  • The town is small and quiet, and life there can be monotonous.
  • She wants to travel because her daily life feels monotonous.
  • The music in the store was slow and monotonous, and it made me sleepy.
adjective B2 property
2

with one flat, unchanging tone

Spoken or musical sound that stays on the same note and does not rise or fall, so it sounds flat and boring.

الگوی کاربرد: a monotonous [voice/tone/sound]; [someone] speaks in a monotonous voice
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse "monotonous" with "monotone" for voices. "Monotonous" is an adjective for the sound (a monotonous voice), while "monotone" is often used as a noun (He spoke in a monotone) or adjective (a monotone voice). Both are correct, but their grammar is different.
هم‌معنی‌ها
flat (Commonly used for voices; suggests little or no change in pitch or emotion.) | droning (Suggests a low, continuous, often annoying sound; more informal and vivid.) | toneless (Emphasizes lack of expressiveness as well as limited pitch change.)
متضادها
expressive (Describes speech with varied pitch and emotion, opposite of dull and flat.) | lively (Focuses on energy and variation in voice or sound.) | animated (Highlights active, changing intonation and emotion in speech.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
monotonous voice |monotonous tone |monotonous drone |monotonous speech |monotonous chanting
موضوع‌ها
communication |arts |education |arts_entertainment |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • The lecturer's monotonous voice made it hard for students to stay awake.
  • He read the story in such a monotonous tone that the children quickly lost interest.
  • The chant rose and fell at first, then settled into a slow, monotonous drone.
  • Listening to the announcement in a monotonous voice for an hour was exhausting.
  • Her performance was criticized for being emotionally flat and monotonous in delivery.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The teacher spoke in a monotonous voice, and the students looked bored.
  • He reads the news in a clear but monotonous tone.
  • The speech was long and monotonous, with no change in voice.
  • She tried not to sound monotonous when she gave her presentation.
  • The old machine made a low, monotonous sound all night.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
monotonous
IPA
GB/mənˈɑtənəs/
US/mənˈɑtənəs/
هجاها و تکیه
mono - ton - ous (۳ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ton)
صورت‌های واژه
Adjective
  • Base: monotonous
خانوادهٔ واژه
Core family
monotony noun B2 monotonously adverb C1
Related words
monotone noun
Advanced or less common
monotonic adjective monotonically adverb
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