tedium

The workers sang songs to relieve the tedium of their repetitive assembly line jobs.

(Chinese) 工人们通过唱歌来缓解装配线重复工作的单调乏味。

He moved to the city to escape the quiet tedium of his small hometown.

(Chinese) 他搬到城市是为了逃离小家乡那种安静而单调的生活。