tiresome

tiresome — adjective

1. making you feel bored, annoyed, or impatient because something lasts too long or

1.形容詞C2
釋義

making you feel bored, annoyed, or impatient because something lasts too long or keeps happening

例句

Naoko found her neighbour's loud music tiresome after ten o'clock at night.

find + [noun] + tiresome — expressing an opinion about something frustrating

It becomes tiresome to repeat the same instructions to every new group of visitors.

it becomes tiresome + to-infinitive — describing a frustrating repeated action

同義詞
  • tedious

    emphasises the slowness and lack of variety; 'tiresome' adds a stronger sense of frustration

  • wearisome

    more formal and literary, focusing on the mental exhaustion caused

  • annoying

    broader in meaning and does not necessarily imply that something lasts too long or repeats

  • irritating

    focuses on the annoyance rather than the boredom or length

反義詞
  • stimulating

    something that excites interest rather than draining patience

  • refreshing

    a welcome change that restores energy instead of causing weariness

  • engaging

    holds your attention rather than making you want to stop

文法句型

be + tiresome

tiresome + noun

find + [noun] + tiresome

become/grow + tiresome

用法筆記

Unlike 'tired' (which describes how a person feels), 'tiresome' describes the thing, person, or situation that causes the feeling. Common patterns: 'find someone/something tiresome', 'it is tiresome + to-infinitive', and attributive use before nouns such as task, habit, or process.

常見錯誤

❌I feel very tiresome after working all day.
✅I feel very tired after working all day.
💡'tiresome' describes the source of the feeling, not the feeling itself.
❌She is a tiresome runner who exercises every morning.
✅She is a very dedicated runner who exercises every morning.
💡'tiresome' implies annoyance, not simply physical effort.