
好词典

源自中古英语 'dowde',可能来自古英语,原意为“无趣”或“单调”。
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。)
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。)