今日の単語 insipid

insipid

自分としては予想しにくい単語。例文を見てみましょう。

Opinion: Let’s be honest: The roast turkey was bequeathed to us by Satan – The time is here again when millions of Americans anguish over a nearly impossible culinary task, in hopes of producing (by any objective measure) an insipid result. I speak of roasting an entire turkey. This yearly project dates back many centuries, to an individual named Satan, who specializes in devising infernal tortures. Roasting a turkey involves placing an irregular form — meaty lobes, bony protrusions, fatty deposits, empty cavities — into a heated box with the mad dream of bringing all the parts to perfection simultaneously. Success is rarely attained outside the confines of a Norman Rockwell painting. (from The Washington Post)

七面鳥。料理は簡単ではないみたいですね。

Rich men often look out for bargains. I suppose that is why they are rich. But there can be problems. Occasionally bargains fail to live up to their name. It would not be easy to find a single bottle of le Montrachet for £600, yet a friend of mine once bought a whole case for that sum. He forgot the wise old adage: ‘If something sounds too good to be true, it is probably neither.’ Not one of his 12 bottles turned out to be drinkable. On a lesser scale, my friend Geoffrey fell victim to Waitrose. He and Louise invited me to lunch and the pièce de résistance was boeuf bourguignon. Before that, there was a brief tasting. ‘Try this,’ he said, proffering a glass as I arrived. Judging by his tone, it was not going to be a treat. The nose suggested thinness, and that was not misleading. The wine was insipid. In fact, it took the ‘sip’ out of insipid. Trying to be as complimentary as possible, I said that it was wine, not vinegar — but barely drinkable. Geoffrey concurred and sentenced the bottle to clean the sink pipes. (from the Spectator)

セールになっているワインには注意が必要。酢にはなっていないけど、ワインでもない。

The brutal scenario facing coach if Blues deliver ‘insipid’ effort against Adelaide – AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson believes Carlton coach David Teague will be in “massive trouble” on Sunday if his side puts in another “insipid” performance against Adelaide. The Blues slumped to 4-9 on the weekend — months after many pundits tipped them to challenge for the top eight. (from Fox)

食べ物以外にも使われる。つまらない、まずい試合をしたら大変なことになりそう。

Why anyone buys music with such insipid lyrics is a mystery.

そんな退屈な歌詞の音楽を買う人に気が知れないわ～。

They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw with Peru.

つまらない試合をしてしまった。

On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.

おとなしいというか、退屈な人、見た感じですが。

辞書にある意味の確認です

not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy:

If you describe food or drink as insipid, you dislike it because it has very little taste.

If you describe someone or something as insipid, you mean they are dull and boring.

〔飲食物が〕風味のない、味気ない、まずい

〔話・人・演技・生活などが〕退屈な、面白くない、面白味のない、無味な

〔人がどこにでもいるような〕平凡な、味気ない

今日の単語は

insipid まずい、つまらない

でした

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