monotony

• n. 単調な；単調な

monotone, monotonousから。

monotony (n.)

1706, originally in transferred sense of "wearisome, tiresome," from French monotonie (1670s), from Greek monotonia "sameness of tone, monotony," from monotonos "monotonous, of one tone," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Literal sense of "sameness of tone or pitch" in English is from 1724.

1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.

彼女は毎日テレビを見て憂さ晴らしをしている。

2.They broke the monotony of the weary journey with songs and jokes.

彼らは歌を歌ったり冗談を言ったりして、この疲れた旅を単調にすることはありません。

3.The rooms are admirably cool and shady after the hot brown monotony of the countryside.

田舎で持続的な日焼けを受けた後、部屋の中は特に日陰が涼しくて過ごしやすい。

4.The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker 's voice grew soporific.

部屋の熱気とスポークスマンの単調な声に眠気を催す。

5.A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.

1泊は1週間の生活の単調さを解消するのに役立つかもしれない。