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monotonic

UK //ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk//US //ˌmɑːnəˈtɑːnɪk//

词源

源自希腊语 'monotonos',由 'monos'(单一)和 'tonos'(音调)组成,原意为“单一音调”。

adjective

❶ 指声音、语调或讲话方式缺乏变化,显得单一、乏味,容易让人感到无聊。

“The professor's monotonic voice made it hard to stay awake during the lecture.”

(教授单调的声音让人很难在课堂上保持清醒。)

“She spoke in a monotonic manner, without any emotional expression.”

(她说话时语调单调,没有任何情感表达。)

❶ 在数学或逻辑中,指函数或序列始终保持递增或递减的趋势,没有波动或变化。

“A monotonic function always increases or always decreases.”

(单调函数总是递增或总是递减。)

“The sequence is strictly monotonic, with no repeated values.”

(这个序列是严格单调的,没有重复的值。)

同义词:unvarying, flat, dull, tedious, uniform

常见短语

monotonic voice — 形容说话时语调缺乏变化,听起来平淡无趣。

“Her monotonic voice made the presentation seem endless.”

(她单调的声音让演讲显得没完没了。)

monotonic function — 数学术语,指始终递增或递减的函数。

“The graph shows a monotonic function that never decreases.”

(图表显示了一个永不递减的单调函数。)