mundane

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mun·dane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ ●○○ adjective  1  ORDINARYordinary and not interesting or exciting 平凡的，平淡的；乏味的 SYN boring Initially, the work was pretty mundane. 刚开始，这工作非常乏味。 The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on holidays. 摆放餐具这种无趣的事情在假日里也会变得有意思起来。► see thesaurus at boring2. literaryRRRELIGION concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters 世俗的；尘世间的，人世间的 SYN worldly

Examples from the Corpus

mundane• Most of the law cases he deals with are pretty mundane.• As narrow and mundane as the questions may sound, they ultimately form the basis for modern society.• My initial job was pretty mundane, but later I was given more responsibility.• Shepard ranges from monumental issues to mundane daily operations.• The play is about the mundane existence of factory workers.• Catherine required the daily challenge of mundane improvisation.• The mundane task of setting the table can be fun at holidays.• Even such mundane tasks as eating or drinking have found a place in some ballets.• He seemed unable to distinguish the exceptional from the mundane, the historic from the pedestrian.• Shrugging off her bag, she forced her mind on to more mundane things.• Honeysett's cartoons reflect the mundane uses that an ill-educated public might put new technology to.Origin mundane (1400-1500) French mondain, from Latin mundus “world”

mun·dane adjectiveChineseSyllable  

not exciting or ordinary Corpus and interesting

mundane
mun‧dane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ adjective1. ordinary and not interesting or exciting
   SYN  boring:
    Initially, the work was pretty mundane.
    The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on holidays.
2. literary concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters
   SYN  worldly
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ boring not interesting in any way: a boring speech | He found school incredibly boring.
   ▪ not very interesting [not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring: The story wasn’t very interesting.
   ▪ dull especially written boring: The conference was usually a dull affair. | Life was never dull.
   ▪ tedious /ˈtiːdiəs/ very boring and continuing for a long time: The process was tedious and slow. | Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.
   ▪ monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/ boring and always the same: The work was monotonous and unchallenging. | He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.
   ▪ mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life: He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house. | Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.
   ▪ humdrum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ [usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens: He wanted to escape his humdrum life. | a humdrum existence
   ▪ dry a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour: The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring. | a dry academic volume

mun·daneBrE /mʌnˈdeɪn/ 🔊NAmE /mʌnˈdeɪn/ 🔊 adjective (often disapproving) not interesting or exciting 单调的；平凡的 SYN dull, ordinary ◆a mundane task/job 平凡的任务／职业◆I lead a pretty mundane existence. 我过着相当平淡的生活。🔊🔊◆On a more mundane level, can we talk about the timetable for next week? 说点儿实际的吧，我们能谈谈下周的时间安排吗？🔊🔊