Insipid

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  • 发音：[ɪnˈsɪpɪd]

  • 例句：

  1. The word “Insipid” means lacking flavor or interest, and can refer to food, drinks, ideas, or anything that is bland, unexciting, or un-stimulating.
  2. In 1905, Edward Elgar, a fervent admirer of German music, described the British music scene as “vulgar, mediocre, chaotic and insipid“.
  3. Business group the Institute of Directors recently said that the central bank should add further stimulus to address insipid broad money supply growth and a recent softening across a range of economic indicators.
  4. Commercially made varieties are rarely healthy — little more than insipid junk food, just crispy and salty enough to keep you reaching for more.
  5. This insipid update is not the sort of magical product launch on which Apple has built its reputation.

  • 解释：

  1. Insipid这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“lacking interest or significance or impact, or lacking taste or flavor”这一含义，即“无味道的/淡而无味的/无趣的/枯燥乏味的/没有味道的/平淡的”，与banal/ boring/ uninteresting/ bland/ flavorless这些单词构成近义词。

  2. 具体使用场景如下：

  • What we know as “popular” or “mass” culture has always conformed to the most insipid prejudices, and the least subtle formulations, of society.（我们所知道的“大众”或“大众”文化总是符合社会最平淡无奇的偏见和最不微妙的表述。）
    —Culture
  • Nowadays, shows are either too violent for kids, too insipid for parents or not emotionally engaging for all audience members.（如今，节目要么对孩子来说太暴力，要么对父母来说太平淡无奇，要么对所有观众来说都没有情感上的吸引力。）
    —Arts and Culture
  • Many music lovers who lament the habit of many Americana, country, rock and even folk artists of writing and performing vapid songs liken those artists to the most intellectually insipid frat boys and sorority girls.（许多音乐爱好者哀叹许多美国、乡村、摇滚甚至民间艺术家创作和表演乏味歌曲的习惯，他们将这些艺术家比作智力最平淡的兄弟会男孩和姐妹会女孩。）
    —Arts and Culture
  • Although he appears to be a mild, insipid sort of fellow in his 1780s self-portrait, Lawrence was passionately — and sometimes scandalously — involved with numerous women throughout his life.（尽管劳伦斯在1780年代的自画像中似乎是一个温和、平淡无奇的人，但他一生都热情地——有时甚至是可耻的——与许多女往。）
    —Arts and Culture

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