insipid

FREQ #38508

a. 乏味的, 清淡的, 难吃的 [医] 无味的

发音

UK /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
US /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/
AU

词形变化

insipider insipidest more insipid 比较级 most insipid 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Unappetizingly flavorless.

    The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.

  2. 2.

    Flat; lacking character or definition.

    The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

flat bland vapid flavorless flavourless jejune savorless savourless

近义相关 2

tasteless uninteresting

相关短语

insipid schizotypal

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *sep- Proto-Italic *sapiō Latin sapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin sapidus Latin īnsipiduslbor. French insipidebor. English insipid From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

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