blandly

/ˈbɫændɫi/ adv B2

in a dull or uninteresting way

Word Origin Blandly comes from 'bland', which is from Latin 'blandus' meaning mild, smooth, or flattering. Originally, bland had a positive sense of soothing, but it shifted to mean dull or uninteresting. So blandly means in a mild, unexciting manner. The same root gives us blandness and the older sense of blandishment (flattering speech).

adv in a dull or uninteresting way B2

He spoke blandly about his trip, without any excitement.

(副词) 平淡地;乏味地 【平淡无趣地】

他平淡地讲述了自己的旅行,毫无兴奋之感。

(adverbio) aburridamente; sosamente; insípidamente; anodinamente [de manera aburrida o poco interesante]

Habló de forma insípida sobre su viaje, sin ningún entusiasmo.

(adverbe) fadement; platement; ennuyeusement; sans intérêt [D'une manière terne, sans éclat ni intérêt.]

He spoke blandly about his trip, without any excitement — il a parlé de son voyage de façon insipide, sans aucun entrain.

(Adverb) langweilig; eintönig; fade [auf eine langweilige oder uninteressante Weise; ohne Begeisterung oder besondere Merkmale]

Er erzählte **blandly** von seiner Reise, ohne jede Begeisterung.

(副詞) 退屈で面白味のない様子で

彼は興奮もなく、旅行について退屈そうに話した。

(advérbio) monotonamente; desinteressantemente; sem graça [de maneira monótona ou desinteressante]

Ele falou de forma monótona sobre sua viagem, sem nenhum entusiasmo.

adv In a bland manner.

The spokesman blandly denied all allegations without showing any emotion.

(副词) 平淡地

发言人面无表情地平淡否认了所有指控。

(adverbio) insípidamente; sosamente; sin sabor; con desgano [De manera insípida o sosa.]

El portavoz negó todas las acusaciones con tono insípido, sin mostrar ninguna emoción.

(adverbe) fadement; platement; banalement; froidement; sans émotion [De manière terne et sans relief, sans montrer d'émotion ni d'intérêt.]

Le porte-parole a nié toutes les accusations avec indifférence, sans montrer la moindre émotion.

(Adverb) ausdruckslos; langweilig; fade [**blandly** (Adv.) – auf eine fade, langweilige oder emotionslose Weise.]

Der Sprecher leugnete **blandly** alle Vorwürfe, ohne jegliche Gefühlsregung zu zeigen.

(副詞) 感情を込めずに、無味乾燥な様子で。

報道官は、いかなる感情も見せずに、あっさりとすべての嫌疑を否定した。

(advérbio) insípidamente; sem graça; desinteressantemente; monotonamente [De maneira insípida, sem graça ou sem emoção.]

O porta-voz negou todas as alegações com indiferença, sem demonstrar qualquer emoção.

Word parts: bland + ly

Common collocations

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