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The character "腻" derives from its traditional form "膩", which combines the radical "月" indicating flesh or meat with the component "貳" functioning phonetically. Its initial meaning was tied to the greasy quality of fat, particularly in relation to food, reflecting a direct link to its compositional elements. Over time, the term's application broadened from describing physical oiliness to conveying abstract senses of excessive richness or monotonous repetition, thus embracing psychological states such as boredom or saturation. The simplified form "腻" adjusted the phonetic part while maintaining the radical, yet this structural alteration did not displace the character's core associations with grease and overwhelming excess, illustrating a semantic expansion from tangible attributes to more figurative uses.
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这个菜有点腻。
他玩腻了那个游戏。
油腻的食物对健康不好。
她细腻地描述了场景。
我腻烦了这种重复的工作。
蛋糕太甜了，吃多了会腻。
他对这个话题已经感到腻味了。
长期面对单调的生活，让人心生腻烦。