insipid是什么意思

insipid

英 [?n's?p?d] 美 [?n's?p?d]

1. sapid => insipid.

insipid 無味的

in-,不，非，-sip,滋味，味道，詞源同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.

1. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.: 他們與秘魯隊的揭幕戰(zhàn)打得波瀾不驚，最終以0：0戰(zhàn)平。

4. On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.: 表面上她似乎溫順馴服，相當(dāng)乏味無趣。

5. It tasted indescribably bland and insipid, like warmed cardboard.: 這東西嘗起來淡而無味至極，像加熱過的紙板一樣。