insipid
adjective /ɪnˈsɪpɪd/
/ɪnˈsɪpɪd/
(disapproving)- having almost no taste
synonym flavourless无味道的;淡而无味的 - a cup of insipid coffee
一杯淡而无味的咖啡
- a cup of insipid coffee
- not interesting or exciting
synonym dull没有趣味的;枯燥乏味的 - After an hour of insipid conversation, I left.
经过一个小时乏味的谈话之后,我离开了。 - The group are an insipid imitation of the Beatles.
这个团体是对甲壳虫乐队平淡无奇的模仿。
- After an hour of insipid conversation, I left.
词源early 17th cent.: from French insipide or late Latin insipidus, from in- ‘not’ + sapidus (from sapere ‘to taste’).