lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting 特点不鲜明的,枯燥乏味的 rebelling against the bland uniformity. 对那种刻板的千篇一律。 ■(of food or drink) unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid (食品,饮料)未加调料的,清淡的,无味的 ■(of a person or their behaviour) showing no strong emotion; dull and unremarkable (人或其行为)漠然的;平庸的;索然无味的 his expression was bland and unreadable. 他的表情漠然,叫人猜不透。
派生 blandly adverb blandness noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'gentle in manner'): from Latin blandus 'soft, smooth'