tẻ ngắt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely dull or boring: Describes something that is profoundly uninteresting, monotonous, or lacking in any excitement or variety.
- Utterly bland or colorless: Describes something that is completely devoid of vividness, character, or stimulating qualities.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cuộc sống ở đây thật tẻ ngắt. (Life here is extremely dull.)
- Bài giảng đó nghe thật tẻ ngắt. (That lecture sounded utterly boring.)
- Căn phòng được trang trí một cách tẻ ngắt. (The room was decorated in a completely bland way.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize a high degree of monotony or lack of flavor, often in abstract contexts like atmosphere, conversation, or lifestyle, as well as concrete contexts like color or design.
Variants and Related Words
- Tẻ (adj): dull, bland, uninteresting. A root word with a less intense meaning.
- Câu chuyện khá tẻ. (The story is rather dull.)
Synonyms
- Monotonous: lacking in variety and interest.
- Tedious: too long, slow, or dull.
- Bland: lacking strong features or characteristics.
- Dreary: depressingly dull and bleak.
Related Idioms
- Tẻ như nước ốc: as bland as snail water (an idiom emphasizing extreme blandness or dullness).
- Buổi họp tẻ như nước ốc. (The meeting was as dull as ditchwater.)