bland
英 [blænd]
美 [blænd]
- adj. 乏味的；溫和的；冷漠的
- vt. 使…變得淡而無味；除掉…的特性
- vi. 變得平淡無奇；喪失特性
- n. (Bland)人名；(英)布蘭德
助記提示
1. blank => bland.
2. from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt).
3. 諧音“不爛的”---不燦爛的---一點兒也不燦爛的、一點兒也不豐富多彩的----單調乏味的，淡而無味的，枯燥無味的，沒精打采的，平淡乏味的。
中文詞源
bland 溫和的來自詞根mel, 軟的，見melt, 熔化。字母m,b音變。原指說軟話的，奉承，討好，後指溫和的。
英文詞源
- bland (adj.)
- 1660s, from Italian blando "delicate," or Old French bland "flattering, complimentary," both from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt). Related: Blandly; blandness. Latin also had blandiloquentulus "flattering in speech," which might have yielded a useful English *blandiloquent.
雙語例句
- 1. Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.
- 隱藏的喇叭裏幽幽地傳出平淡乏味的音樂。
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 rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread
- 一個淡而無味的湯、魚加麵包的食譜
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. That oatmeal is so bland that it is tasteless.
- 那種燕麥粥平淡無味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.
- 他因胃病而吃清淡的食物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》