musty

musty
(mustier, mustiest)
  1. 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
  1. early 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of moisty 'moist', influenced by must
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