单调

• 拼音: dān diào
• 汉字拆解: 单 = simplified from 單, depicting a forked tool; 调 = 讠(speech) + 周 (around/thorough)

含义

Monotonous; dull; lacking variety. Describes something tediously repetitive or unvaried.

Used to describe activities, environments, colours, sounds, lifestyles, or work that lack diversity and become boring. Always carries a negative connotation of tedium. Common in describing routine life, boring work, or uninspired design.

例句

1. 每天重复一样的工作，感觉生活很单调。
2. 这首歌的旋律太单调了，听几遍就不想听了。
3. 房间的装饰很单调，应该加一些颜色。

用法指南

语境: everyday, work, art

语气: negative

正确说法

• 单调的生活需要一些变化。(A monotonous life needs some changes.)
• 这个设计太单调了，缺少亮点。(This design is too dull — it lacks highlights.)

错误说法

• 用单调来形容简洁有力的风格 (Don't use 单调 for deliberately minimalist or streamlined styles — 单调 is negative; use 简约 or 简洁 for positive simplicity)

起源与历史

单 (single/sole) + 调 (tune/tone) — only one tune, metaphorically meaning lacking variety or change.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal