喜樂美語
  1. 1aC1/rɪˈpetətɪv/重複乏味的

    Doing or saying the same thing again and again in the same way, so that it becomes boring — used about a job or task, and also about a song, a story, or a speech.

    示範例句 · Example

    The song was catchy at first, but it got repetitive by the third chorus.

    逐字那首歌一開始很好記，但是到了第三次副歌它變得重複乏味。

    「repetitive」講的不只是「重複」，它同時帶著「所以很無聊」這一層感覺，這也是它跟 repeated 最大的差別：repeated attempts 只是說「試了很多次」，沒有好壞；repetitive work 是「一直做同樣的事，做到很膩」。可以想成：從 repeat（重複）長出來的形容詞裡，repeated 停在「次數」，repetitive 再往前走一步，走到「做的人、聽的人有什麼感覺」。它可以說工作和任務（repetitive work），也可以說一首歌、一篇文章或一場演講（The song got repetitive）。

    常見搭配

    • repetitive work / tasks / jobs

      重複又單調的工作

      work in which you do the same thing again and again, so it becomes boring

      Washing and ironing are repetitive tasks, but the family shares them out.

    • highly repetitive

      重複性非常高的

      repetitive to a very high degree

      Packing the same box a hundred times a day is highly repetitive.

    • dull and repetitive

      既無聊又重複的

      boring because nothing new ever happens in it

      The exercises were dull and repetitive, so our teacher swapped in a game.

    • get repetitive

      （聽久看久）變得重複又無聊

      to start to become boring because the same thing keeps coming back

      He has good ideas, but his talks can get a little repetitive.

    • repetitive strain injury

      重複性使力傷害

      pain in a part of the body caused by doing the same small movement many times

      If you type all afternoon, stand up and stretch — it helps prevent repetitive strain injury.

    用法接近

    repeatedrepetitiousrecurringroutine

core核心畫面

You can picture a wheel that keeps coming back to the same spot: the same movement, the same words, the same few notes, again and again with nothing new added. The word does not just say 'it happens many times' — it carries the feeling of the person watching or doing it going numb.

可以想成一個轉盤：轉了一圈又回到同一個位置，同樣的動作、同樣的句子、同樣那幾個音，一次又一次，中間沒有任何新東西加進來。這個字不只是說「發生很多次」，它同時帶著那個做的人、聽的人慢慢麻掉、提不起勁的感覺——所以它幾乎總是帶點負面。

同家族的字

用法接近

repeatedrepetitiousrecurringroutine

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

repetitiveadj/ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/

  • 1

    Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

    • The lecture was too repetitive and lost its impact.
    • He kept repeating the same repetitive tasks without making progress.

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