unimaginative

英 [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]

美 [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]

adj.  无创意的; 缺乏想象力的

BNC.18532 / COCA.24952

牛津词典

adj.

• 无创意的；缺乏想象力的
  lacking in original or new ideas
  1. an unimaginative solution to a problem
     毫无创意的解决方法
  2. a boring unimaginative man
     一个乏味、没有想象力的男人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏想象力的；刻板的
  If you describe someone asunimaginative, you are criticizing them because they do not think of new methods or things to do.
  1. Her second husband was a steady, unimaginative, corporate lawyer.
     她的第二任丈夫是一位稳重、刻板的公司法律师。
  2. ...unimaginative teachers.
     缺乏想象力的老师
• ADJ-GRADED 乏味的；无吸引力的
  If you describe something asunimaginative, you mean that it is boring or unattractive because very little imagination or effort has been used on it.
  1. ...unimaginative food...
     毫无吸引力的饭菜
  2. Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
     影评人称其为一部极度乏味的电影。

英英释义

adj

• lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
  1. stereotyped phrases of condolence
  2. even his profanity was unimaginative
  Synonym:stereotypedstereotypicstereotypical
• deficient in originality or creativity
  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  2. unimaginative development of a musical theme
  3. uninspired writing
  Synonym:sterileuninspireduninventive
• dealing only with concrete facts

双语例句

• The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
  该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。
• Being unimaginative boys, they called themselves "The Eagles" and "The Rattlers" but as& what happened was, being separated they developed distinctive cultures.
  这些没什么想象力的小男孩就把队伍取名为，“老鹰”和“响尾蛇”，接着，分组以后，他们就形成了各自的文化。
• A stupid or unimaginative person dupe n.
  傻瓜，易受骗的人。
• Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
  影评人称其为一部极度乏味的电影。
• Children who play truant form school are unimaginative.
  参考译文逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。
• Characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative.
  具有制度的特点或者令人想起制度，特别是具有正式、沉闷或者没有想象力的特点。
• Little boys who play truant from school are unimaginative.
  逃学的孩子都缺乏想像力。
• She was a rather dull unimaginative woman.
  她是个非常沉闷、缺乏想象力的女人。
• Consistency be the last refuge of the unimaginative.
  连贯性，是没有想象力的人的最后的籍口。
• The members of committees are often hidebound, unimaginative and even incompetent.
  委员们常常顽固保守，缺乏想象力甚至不称职。