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 article shows a poverty of imagination. a colorless and unimaginative person;
  这篇文章显得缺乏想象力。一个没有个性，缺乏想象力的人；
• But to the eye of the ordinary, unimaginative traveler, they are invisible.
  但在普通的，无想象力的游客眼里，它们是看不见的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Professor Hilton paused and glared at him, unsympathetic and unimaginative as one of his own test-tubes.
  希尔顿老师停了停，瞪着地，缺乏同情和想像力，跟他的试管一样。
• Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative.
  一致性是缺乏想象力的最后乐园。
• Unimaginative development of a musical theme; uninspired writing.
  对音乐主题的平庸无味的展开；平凡无趣的作品。
• Many of the national pavilions are lacklustre and unimaginative by comparison.
  相比之下，许多国家展馆显得缺乏生气和想象力。
• Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
  影评人称其为一部极度乏味的电影。