monotonic(adj.)
在音乐等领域,“单调的或与一个音符有关的”,1797; 参见 mono- 和 tonic (adj.)。相关词汇: Monotonically。
The secondary sense of monotonous (same or tedious) has so nearly swallowed up its primary (of one pitch or tone) that it is well worth while to remember the existence of monotonic, which has the primary sense only. [Fowler, 1926]
monotonous 的次要含义(相同或乏味)几乎吞没了其原始含义(仅指一个音高或音调),因此值得记住 monotonic 的存在,它仅具有原始含义。[福勒,1926]
该词起源时间:1797年