monotony
UK [mə'nɒt.ən.i] US [-'nɑ:.tˌən-] noun uncountable (also monotonousness)
■when something stays the same and does not change and is therefore boring 单调乏味；毫无变化•The monotony of motorway driving causes many accidents.在高速公路上驾车单调乏味，因而引发了许多交通意外。 •The routine was the same every day, with nothing to break/relieve the monotony.每天做的事都相同，没有甚么来打破／调节这种单调的规律。 |