bland
英 [blænd]
美 [blænd]
- adj. 乏味的；温和的；冷漠的
- vt. 使…变得淡而无味；除掉…的特性
- vi. 变得平淡无奇；丧失特性
- n. (Bland)人名；(英)布兰德
助记提示
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. 谐音“不烂的”---不灿烂的---一点儿也不灿烂的、一点儿也不丰富多彩的----单调乏味的，淡而无味的，枯燥无味的，没精打采的，平淡乏味的。
中文词源
bland 温和的来自词根mel, 软的，见melt, 熔化。字母m,b音变。原指说软话的，奉承，讨好，后指温和的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers.
- 隐藏的喇叭里幽幽地传出平淡乏味的音乐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It tasted bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
- 这吃起来淡而无味，像加热过的纸板。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread
- 一个淡而无味的汤、鱼加面包的食谱
来自《权威词典》
- 4. That oatmeal is so bland that it is tasteless.
- 那种燕麦粥平淡无味.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.
- 他因胃病而吃清淡的食物.
来自《简明英汉词典》