dowdiness

dowdiness

1. Among assertive, learned, or eloquent people, she seemed to feel her dowdiness and insufficiency.

在这群过分自信，学识渊博，伶牙俐齿的人中间，她总仿佛觉得自己过于懒散，笨头笨脑的。

2. A public dressing down for her dowdiness and shyness (“Bird, why can't you look nice, like Connie here?

当众训斥她的邋遢和害羞（“鸟儿，为什么你不能优雅美丽些呢？