monotony

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GRE

n. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
n. constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

n. 单调, 缺乏变化

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使用频率

monotony 由前缀 mono-（意为“单一”）和词根 tony（源自 tone，意为“音调”）组成，整体意思是“单一的音调”，引申为“单调乏味”。

例句

1. The monotony of his daily routine made him feel bored.

他每天的单调生活让他感到无聊。

2. To break the monotony, she decided to try a new hobby.

为了打破单调，她决定尝试一个新的爱好。

3. The teacher added some games to the lesson to reduce the monotony.

老师在课程中加入了一些游戏以减少单调感。