
insipid基本信息
读法:英 [ɪn"sɪpɪd] 美 [ɪn"sɪpɪd]
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英英释义
Adjective:
"insipid hospital food"
"flavorless supermarket tomatoes"
"vapid beer"
"vapid tea"
"jejune novel"
中英词源
insipid 无味的
in-,不,非,-sip,滋味,味道,词源同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.
词态变化
权威造句
- 1. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.
- 他们与秘鲁队的揭幕战打得波澜不惊,最终以0:0战平。
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 cup of insipid coffee
- 一杯淡而无味的咖啡
来自《权威词典》
- 4. On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.
- 表面上她似乎温顺驯服,相当乏味无趣。
来自辞典例句
- 5. It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.
- 这东西尝起来淡而无味至极,像加热过的纸板一样。
来自辞典例句WwW.weNTiyI.COm
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记忆方法
1. sapid => insipid.
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