/ˈdʒeɪdɪd/
形容词,意为"厌倦的、厌烦的、麻木的",指因经历过多而对事物失去兴趣或热情,变得无动于衷。
After years of traveling the world, she became jaded and nothing surprised her anymore.
多年环游世界之后,她变得厌倦了,再也没有什么能让她感到惊喜。
The jaded critic barely glanced at the painting that had taken the young artist three years to complete, dismissing it with a wave of his hand.
这位麻木的评论家几乎没看一眼那幅年轻艺术家花了三年才完成的画作,挥挥手便将其否定了。
Jaded 源自名词 jade,这个词在16世纪的英语中指一匹疲惫不堪的老马。后来 jade 被用作动词,意为"使疲惫、使厌倦"。到了17世纪,过去分词形式 jaded 逐渐演变为形容词,用来形容一个人因过度享受或经历太多而变得疲倦、麻木、缺乏热情。值得注意的是,这个词与表示玉石的 jade 并无词源关系。