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dowd

UK /daʊd/US /daʊd/

词源

源自中古英语 'dowde',可能来自古英语,原意为“无趣”或“单调”。

noun

❶ 指穿着过时、邋遢或缺乏时尚感的女性,通常带有贬义,形容其外表或打扮显得老土或不合时宜。

“She was often called a dowd because of her old-fashioned clothes.”

(她常因穿着过时被称为老土的女人。)

“Despite her wealth, she dressed like a dowd.”

(尽管她很富有,但穿得像个邋遢的人。)

同义词:frump, drab, sloven

常见短语

dowdy dress — 形容衣服过时、单调或缺乏吸引力,通常指女性服装显得陈旧或无趣。

“Her dowdy dress made her stand out in the wrong way at the party.”

(她那件老土的衣服让她在派对上显得格格不入。)