insipid

• adj. 清淡的；无趣的

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.

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