unimaginatively
unimaginatively — 副詞
1. in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when descri
缺乏創意地
以缺乏想像力或原創性的方式
in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when describing how someone writes, decorates, designs, or behaves
The hotel lobby was unimaginatively decorated with beige walls and plastic plants.
飯店大廳裝潢得缺乏創意，只有米色牆壁和塑膠植物。
collocation: unimaginatively decorated
Isabela answered the question unimaginatively, repeating only what the textbook said.
Isabela 回答問題時缺乏創意，只重複了課本上的內容。
The architect designed the block unimaginatively, copying the style of the nearby building.
建築師在設計這棟大樓時缺乏創意，直接模仿了隔壁建築的風格。
Omar arranged the books on the shelf unimaginatively, putting them all in one straight row.
Omar 毫無創意地排列書架上的書，把每一本都排成筆直的一列。
- prosaically
more formal than unimaginatively; emphasizes a dull, matter-of-fact quality rather than a simple lack of imagination
- pedestrianly
formal; describes work that is ordinary and uninspired, often in writing or design
- routinely
focuses on the habitual, predictable nature of the action; slightly less negative in tone
- creatively
the direct opposite; doing something with originality and fresh ideas
- imaginatively
the positive form without the negative prefix; shows invention and originality
文法句型
unimaginatively + verb (decorated, designed, written, arranged, answered, dressed)
sentence-initial: Unimaginatively, + [clause]
用法筆記
Typically modifies verbs of creation, presentation, or performance — such as decorate, design, write, answer, arrange, dress, or shoot. Can also appear at the start of a sentence as a comment on the whole statement: 'Unimaginatively, the director chose the same camera angles as his last film.'