insipid

• adj. 清淡的；無趣的

in-,不，非，-sip,滋味，味道，詞源同sap,sapient.

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.

1. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.

他們與秘魯隊的揭幕戰打得波瀾不驚，最終以0：0戰平。

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《權威詞典》

4. On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.

表麵上她似乎溫順馴服，相當乏味無趣。

來自辭典例句

5. It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.

這東西嚐起來淡而無味至極，像加熱過的紙板一樣。

來自辭典例句