索然无味 suǒ rán wú wèi bland, unappetizing

Explanation

索然无味是指事物枯燥乏味，没有趣味。

索然无味 means something is boring and uninteresting, without appeal.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，一位才华横溢的诗人李白，应邀参加一场盛大的宫廷宴会。然而，这场宴会却让他大失所望。席间，觥筹交错，歌舞升平，表面上热闹非凡，然而李白却感到周围的一切索然无味。宫廷的奢华与他诗中所描绘的自然之美格格不入，那些阿谀奉承之词也让他感到厌倦。他本期望在宫廷中找到一些灵感，却发现这里的一切都缺乏真情实感，让人提不起兴趣。宴席结束后，李白独自一人来到皇家花园，漫步在月光下，感受着夜的宁静。他心中充满了失落与惆怅，提笔写下了一首诗，表达了他对宫廷生活的失望之情，也道出了他内心对真善美的追求。

huàshuō Tángcháo shíqī, yī wèi cáihuá héngyì de shīrén Lǐ Bái, yìngyāo cānjiā yī chǎng shèngdà de gōngtíng yànhuì.rán'ér, zhè chǎng yànhuì què ràng tā dà shī suǒwàng.xí jiān, gōngchóujiāocuò, gēwǔ shēngpíng, biǎomiànshang rènao fēifán,rán'ér Lǐ Bái què gǎndào zhōuwéi de yīqiè suǒránwúwèi.gōngtíng de shēhuá yǔ tā shī zhōng suǒ miáohuì de zìrán zhī měi gé gébùrù, nàxiē āyúbèngchéng zhī cí yě ràng tā gǎndào yànjuàn.tā běn qīwàng zài gōngtíng zhōng zhǎodào yīxiē línggǎn, què fāxiàn zhèli de yīqiè dōu quēfá zhēnqíng shígǎn, ràng rén tíbùqǐ xìngqù.yànxí jiéshù hòu, Lǐ Bái dúzì yīrén lái dào huángjiā huāyuán, màn bù zài yuèguāng xià, gǎnshòuzhe yè de níngjìng.tā xīn zhōng chōngmǎn le shīluò yǔ chóuchàng, tíbǐ xiě xià le yī shǒu shī, biǎodá le tā duì gōngtíng shēnghuó de shīwàng zhī qíng, yě dàochū le tā nèixīn duì zhēnshànměi de zhuīqiú.

In ancient China, during the Tang Dynasty, a talented poet named Li Bai was invited to a grand banquet at the imperial court. However, this banquet greatly disappointed him. During the banquet, there was much wine and food, music and dance—everything seemed magnificent at first glance. But Li Bai found everything dull and without appeal. The wealth and splendor of the court did not match the beauty of nature he portrayed in his poems. The flattery of the courtiers wearied him. He had hoped to find inspiration at court, but he discovered that everything lacked the genuineness and warmth that would have aroused his interest. After the banquet, Li Bai went alone to the royal garden and strolled in the moonlight, enjoying the quiet of the night. He was disappointed and sad and wrote a poem expressing his disappointment with court life and his longing for truth, goodness, and beauty.

Usage

用于形容事物枯燥无味，缺乏吸引力。

yòng yú xiáoróng shìwù kūzào wúwèi, quēfá xīyǐnlì

Used to describe something boring and uninteresting, lacking appeal.

Examples

• 这场演出索然无味，让人昏昏欲睡。

  zhe chang yanchu suǒránwúwèi, ràng rén hūnhūnyùshuì

  The performance was bland and made me sleepy.

• 这篇文章写得索然无味，毫无吸引力。

  zhè piānwén xiě de suǒránwúwèi, háo wú xīyǐnlì

  This article is written in a boring and unattractive way.

Related Idioms

• 枯燥乏味

• 平淡无奇

Opposite Idioms

• 妙趣横生

• 引人入胜