drabness
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈdræb.nəs/ us/ˈdræb.nəs/
(尤指外表的)单调,乏味,缺乏色彩,平淡
the quality of being boring, especially in appearance, or of having little colour and excitement
It's the unrelieved drabness of big industrial cities that depresses me. 让我感到沮丧的是大工业城市无处可逃的单调乏味。
Thousands of women chose to dress with similar drabness out of homage to Garbo. 出于对嘉宝的尊敬,成千上万的女性选择了类似的单调穿着。
Synonyms: dryness (BEING BORING)dullness (LACK OF INTEREST)monotonytediousness
See: drab
- More examples
- Her father never appeared to notice the drabness or dirtiness of his house.
- The cinematography emphasizes the drabness of the neighborhood in which the story unfolds.
- The gloominess of the day did nothing to improve the basic drabness of iron beds covered in brown blankets.