ennui
含义: A feeling of listless weariness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement; a sophisticated boredom.
Ennui is borrowed directly from French and retains its French pronunciation. It implies a deeper, more existential boredom than the English word suggests — not merely having nothing to do, but finding nothing worth doing. It is associated with literary and philosophical traditions, particularly French existentialism. Common collocations include 'existential ennui,' 'suburban ennui,' and 'a sense of ennui.'
例句
- By the third week of the summer holidays, a creeping ennui had settled over the household. 到暑假第三周,一种蔓延的倦怠感笼罩了整个家庭。Para la tercera semana de las vacaciones de verano, un tedio creciente se había instalado en el hogar.夏休みの三週目ともなると、じわじわとした倦怠感が家中に広がっていた。여름 방학 셋째 주가 되자, 서서히 스며드는 권태가 온 집안을 지배했다.
- The novel brilliantly captures the ennui of the English upper classes, who had inherited wealth but no sense of purpose. 这部小说精彩地捕捉了英国上流阶层的百无聊赖——他们继承了财富,却没有继承人生目标。La novela captura con brillantez el ennui de las clases altas inglesas, que habían heredado riqueza pero ningún sentido del propósito.その小説は、富は受け継いだが目的意識を持たないイギリス上流階級の倦怠を見事に描き出している。그 소설은 부는 물려받았으나 목적의식은 갖지 못한 영국 상류층의 권태를 탁월하게 포착하고 있다.
- She left her lucrative but soul-destroying corporate job, driven more by ennui than by any clear plan for what came next. 她辞去了收入丰厚但令人心死的企业工作,与其说是有了明确的下一步计划,不如说是被厌倦所驱使。Dejó su lucrativo pero desalmado empleo corporativo, impulsada más por el hastío que por un plan claro de futuro.彼女は実入りはよいが魂をすり減らす企業の仕事を辞めたが、次の明確な計画があったわけではなく、倦怠に突き動かされてのことだった。그녀는 수입은 좋지만 영혼을 갈아먹는 기업 일을 그만두었는데, 다음에 무엇을 할지 명확한 계획이 있어서가 아니라 권태에 내몰려서였다.
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用法指南
语境: literary, journalism, academic
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From French 'ennui' meaning boredom, from Old French 'enui' (annoyance), ultimately from Latin 'in odio' (in hatred). Adopted into English in the 18th century as a fashionable literary term.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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