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- 平淡
平淡
píng dàn
Meaning
- flat
- dull
- ordinary
Definition
指事物或生活缺乏变化、趣味或激动，显得普通、平常。
Describes things or life that lack change, interest, or excitement, appearing ordinary and mundane.
Usage
常用于形容生活、日子、味道、语气等，强调没有特别之处，有时带有中性或轻微贬义。
Often used to describe life, days, taste, tone, etc., emphasizing lack of distinctiveness, sometimes with neutral or slightly negative connotation.
Examples
- 1 他喜欢平淡的生活，不喜欢太多的变化。(He likes a plain life and doesn't like too many changes.)
- 2 这道菜味道平淡，需要加点盐。(This dish tastes bland; it needs some salt.)
- 3 他用平淡的语气讲述了这个悲伤的故事。(He told this sad story in a flat tone.)
- 4 这部电影情节平淡，让人提不起兴趣。(The plot of this movie is dull, making it uninteresting.)
- 5 平淡的日子也有它的美好。(Even plain days have their beauty.)
- 6 他们的婚姻生活平淡而幸福。(Their married life is plain but happy.)
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