having a stale, mouldy, or damp smell 有霉味的;有潮气的 a dark musty library filled with old books. 昏暗又散发着霉味的藏书室,里面堆满了旧书。 ■having a stale taste 霉的,发霉的 the beer tasted sour, thin, and musty. 啤酒味道又酸又淡,还有股霉味。 ■(figurative)lacking originality or interes (喻)陈腐的,缺乏独创性的;乏味的 when I read it again, the play seemed musty. 我再次阅读剧本时,觉得它没有一点新意。
派生 mustily adverb mustiness noun 语源
early 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of moisty 'moist', influenced by must