[字彙] jejune (a) 空洞乏味的
重要的 GRE 單字，瞭解字源會更清楚。
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最後提供了諧音的記法，幫助記憶。
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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
jejune
PRONUNCIATION: (ji-JOON)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Dull; insipid.
2. Lacking maturity; juvenile.
3. Lacking in nutrition.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin jejunus (empty, hungry, fasting, meager). A related word is
jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine. It was so called because it
was usually found empty after death.
USAGE:
"Some songs are inspired and done with a knowing sense of irony. Others are
jaw-droppingly jejune."
John Doyle; Glee's Back; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Apr 13, 2010.
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insipid (a) 無味道的；枯燥乏味的
jejunum (n) 空腸 (小腸中段)
jaw-droppingly (adv) 令人驚訝地 (下巴都要掉下來的那種)
autopsy (n) 驗屍
記法: 用 jj (機經) 來記，jj 的內容很 jejune "空洞乏味" !
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