/ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/
形容词,意为"平淡无奇的、令人提不起兴趣的、缺乏激励性的"。用来形容某事物无法引起热情、兴趣或动力。
The lecture was so uninspiring that half the students fell asleep.
那场讲座太乏味了,一半的学生都睡着了。
Despite the team's uninspiring performance in the first half, the coach's passionate speech at halftime turned the game around completely.
尽管球队在上半场的表现平淡无奇,但教练在中场休息时充满激情的讲话彻底扭转了比赛局面。
由前缀 un-(表示否定)加上 inspiring(鼓舞人心的)构成。Inspiring 源自动词 inspire,该词来自拉丁语 inspirare,由 **in-**(进入)和 spirare(呼吸)组成,原意是"将气息吹入",后引申为"赋予灵感、激发热情"。加上否定前缀后,表示"无法激发灵感或热情的"。