te·di·um
noun/ˈtiːdiəm/
/ˈtiːdiəm/
[uncountable]- the fact of being boring
单调乏味；冗长；啰嗦 - She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.
她渴望有什么事情能排解她日常生活中的烦闷。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’. - She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.