| 词汇 | ennui |
| 释义 | ennui noun[ U ] literaryuk /ˌɒnˈwiː/ us /ˌɑːnˈwiː/ a feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do: （由于无所事事而感到的）无聊，厌倦，倦怠 The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.冬天的倦怠似乎影响着整个国家。 Synonyms boredom tedium the state of being unhappy and uninterested boredomThere's nothing to do at the cabin - I might die of boredom. tediumFilming a televison show involves a fair bit of waiting and tedium behind the scenes. tediousnessI can't imagine the tediousness of cataloguing every single piece of writing in the archive. wearinessShe listened to his complaining with a growing sense of weariness. ennuiHis latest book was about suburban ennui and the middle-aged desire for something new. drearinessShe wanted to go to the big city and escape the dreariness of her rural, small-town life. Boredom, tedium and boring things banality blandness boredom cabin fever commonplace flatness frustration insipidness jejune longueur screed snooze snoozefest sterility stodginess stuffiness the same old thingidiom torpor turgid yawningly Examples of ennuiennui This would explain your ennui and the enormous amount of time you seem to have on your hands. A yearning for life has turned into disenchantment and ennui. Here, therefore, is the rub: awareness of high proficiency, ennui, and, as described below, the notion of negligible career prospects trigger an occupational apex or plateau. It should be observed that put this way, love is subjected to a strictly instrumental evaluation; it is celebrated merely as a reassurance against personal ennui. Why have we this sense of lassitude, of ennui, throughout the economy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also says that betting among the working people is largely due to ennui. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is due to ennui, and he adds that the problem which presents itself with regard to them is how to compel them to find occupations of social value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In any event, all of us who are regular attenders at these debates feel a little ennui in repeating what we have said before on these issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The novel portrays a man mired in ennui, in which state he contemplates the meaning of life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albeit elliptically, its aphorisms refer to decay, death, vegetation, natural disasters, impotence, frustration, ennui and excrement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The acetylcholine recpetor were significantly reduced in the adult ennui in size as well as localization at the myotome segment borders of fast-twitch muscles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Yet his sensitive face and slightly aloof expression give the impression of thoughtful dignity and refinement, with a hint of intellectual ennui. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Stale and full of ennui, this album makes washing the dishes seem a more creative act by comparison. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It addresses young, wealthy characters' ennui and fears of the financial crisis with dry humor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Frustration and ennui are the end of all selfish motivations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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