musty
英['m?st?]
美['m?sti]
- adj. 發霉的；落伍的；冷淡的
中文詞源
musty 霉臭味的
可能來自moist,潮濕的，有濕氣的，-y,形容詞后綴。引申詞義受潮的，發霉的，散發霉臭味的。
英文詞源
- musty
- musty: see moist
- musty (adj.)
- 1520s, perhaps a variant of moisty "moist, damp" (see moist). Related: Mustiness.
雙語例句
- 1. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell.
- 她打開門后聞到一股難聞的霉味，不禁做了個鬼臉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.
- 如果潮濕發霉的建筑令你生病了，霉菌很可能是病因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
- 熏香發霉的氣味令她感到頭暈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The room smelled musty and stale.
- 這個房間聞起來有股發霉的陳味兒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The cottage had a musty smell after being shut up over the winter.
- 這間村舍關了一個冬天,有一股發霉的氣味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》