monotonously

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety.
    — She worked monotonously at the assembly line.
  2. In a droning manner, that does not change pitch.
    — The minister spoke monotonously and his congregation began to doze.

词形变化

more monotonously comparative most monotonously superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonmonotonously
相关词
monotone monotonous

词源

Etymology tree
English monotone
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English monotonous
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English monotonously
From monotonous + -ly.
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