/ˈtiːdiəm/
无聊、乏味;指因单调重复或缺乏趣味而产生的厌倦感。
I couldn't bear the tedium of waiting in line for two hours.
我无法忍受排了两个小时队的无聊。
The tedium of his daily routine gradually drained his enthusiasm for life, leaving him longing for something unexpected.
日复一日单调乏味的生活渐渐消磨了他对生活的热情,使他渴望一些意想不到的事情发生。
源自拉丁语 taedium,意为"厌倦、厌烦",由动词 taedēre(使厌烦)派生而来。该词在17世纪进入英语,保留了拉丁语中表达精神上的倦怠与无趣的核心含义。与形容词 tedious(乏味的)同源。