mundaneness
mundaneness — 名詞
1. the fact of being so ordinary and uneventful that nothing feels special or excit
平凡；單調
事物平淡無奇、毫無新鮮感的狀態
the fact of being so ordinary and uneventful that nothing feels special or exciting, such as doing the same chores every single day.
Saira complained about the mundaneness of filing the same reports week after week.
Saira 抱怨每週都要填寫一樣的報表，實在平凡單調。
the mundaneness of + [activity]
The poet found quiet beauty in the mundaneness of washing dishes and folding laundry.
這位詩人在洗碗、摺衣這些平凡瑣事中找到了寧靜的美感。
contrast: beauty found in ordinary daily tasks
After the war, the village welcomed the mundaneness of peaceful, ordinary mornings.
戰爭結束後，村民很歡迎那種平靜又平凡的早晨。
Christopher escaped the mundaneness of office life by hiking in the mountains each weekend.
Christopher 每個週末都去山裡健行，藉此逃離辦公室生活的單調。
There was a comforting mundaneness to the small town, where every day felt the same.
這座小鎮有種讓人安心的平凡感，每天都過得差不多。
- ordinariness
more neutral and far more common in everyday writing
- dullness
stresses boredom and lack of interest rather than routine
- monotony
stresses tiring sameness with no variation
- excitement
the feeling of something special or thrilling happening
- novelty
the quality of being new and unusual
文法句型
the mundaneness of [something]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and followed by 'of' plus the routine or thing being described as dull. Often carries a slightly negative tone, though some writers use it warmly to praise calm everyday life.