adj.单调的;乏味的
n.乏味的谈话;无聊
After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum life. 多年的冒险生涯使他无法安下心来过这种单调的生活。
Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life. 想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。