Boredom is the feeling you have when nothing interesting is happening, or when something goes on too long in a dull way. It can also name the dull quality of a thing itself: the boredom of the speech, meaning how boring it was.

Boredom is the feeling you haveboredom是一種感覺， when nothing interesting is happening是在沒有什麼有趣的事情發生、 or when something goes on too long in a dull way或某件事拖得太長又很沉悶時所產生的感覺。 It can also name the dull quality of a thing itself它也可以用來形容一件事本身沉悶的性質： the boredom of the speechthe boredom of the speech， meaning how boring it was意思是那場演講有多無聊。

It is a very ordinary noun; you can die of boredom as a joke, die from boredom in loose talk, or complain of boredom at school. Bored is how the person feels; boring is what the thing is; boredom is the name of that empty, restless state.

It is a very ordinary noun它是一個非常普通的名詞； you can die of boredom as a joke你可以開玩笑說die of boredom， die from boredom in loose talk口語裡也會說die from boredom， or complain of boredom at school或者在學校抱怨complain of boredom。 Bored is how the person feelsBored是這個人的感受； boring is what the thing isboring是這件事本身的樣子； boredom is the name of that empty, restless stateboredom則是那種空虛、坐立不安狀態的名稱。

Though actually, people sometimes say boredom when they mean a mix of boredom and mild misery — a long wait, a grey afternoon — not only 'I want a different game'.

Though actually, people sometimes say boredom不過其實，人們有時候說boredom， when they mean a mix of boredom and mild misery指的是無聊和輕微難受混在一起的感覺—— a long wait, a grey afternoon像是長時間的等待、灰濛濛的午後—— not only 'I want a different game'不只是『我想玩別的遊戲』。