mundane

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mun·dane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ adjectiveadj

1 ORDINARYordinary and not interesting or exciting 平凡的，平淡的；乏味的 SYN boring

Initially, the work was pretty mundane.

刚开始，这工作非常乏味。

The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on holidays.

摆放餐具这种无趣的事情在假日里也会变得有意思起来。

► see thesaurus at boring

2. literaryRRRELIGION concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters 世俗的；尘世间的，人世间的 SYN worldly

Examples from the Corpus

mundane• Most of the law cases he deals with are pretty mundane.• As narrow and mundane as the questions may sound, they ultimately form the basis for modern society.• My initial job was pretty mundane, but later I was given more responsibility.• Shepard ranges from monumental issues to mundane daily operations.• The play is about the mundane existence of factory workers.• Catherine required the daily challenge of mundane improvisation.• The mundane task of setting the table can be fun at holidays.• Even such mundane tasks as eating or drinking have found a place in some ballets.• He seemed unable to distinguish the exceptional from the mundane, the historic from the pedestrian.• Shrugging off her bag, she forced her mind on to more mundane things.• Honeysett's cartoons reflect the mundane uses that an ill-educated public might put new technology to.

Origin mundane

(1400-1500) French mondain, from Latin mundus “world”

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