Word · Frequency #19864
dampness
潮湿, 湿度
a slight wetness
- 1.
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
适度的湿度；湿气；潮湿；潮湿的状态或性质
- 2.
The degree to which something is damp or moist.
某物潮湿或湿润的程度
适度的湿度；湿气；潮湿；潮湿的状态或性质；某物潮湿或湿润的程度；湿度；潮湿
In use
The dampness in the basement caused the wooden furniture to rot.
She complained about the dampness making her joints ache.
A dehumidifier can help reduce indoor dampness during the rainy season.
dampness of sth
表示某处的潮湿属性。
The dampness of the basement caused mold.
地下室的潮湿导致了霉菌。
dampness in sth
表示在某处的潮湿状态。
There was noticeable dampness in the walls.
墙壁上有明显的潮湿。
dampness + verb (e.g., causes, increases)
dampness 作主语，后接影响性动词。
Connections
Collocations
- dampness in the air
- 空气中的湿气
- The dampness in the air made the old books smell musty.空气中的湿气使旧书散发出霉味。
- dampness seeps through
- 湿气渗透
- Dampness seeps through the cracks in the basement walls.湿气从地下室墙壁的裂缝中渗入。
- excessive dampness
- 过度潮湿
- Excessive dampness can damage wooden furniture.过度潮湿会损坏木质家具。
- dampness causes mold
- 潮湿导致发霉
- Dampness causes mold to grow in poorly ventilated rooms.潮湿会导致通风不良的房间滋生霉菌。
- feel the dampness
- 感觉到湿气
- As I entered the cave, I could feel the dampness on my skin.进入洞穴时，我能感觉到皮肤上的湿气。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 damp 是“潮湿的”，加上名词后缀 -ness 就成了“潮湿/湿气”。联想雨后空气里那种潮乎乎的感觉，damp + ness 就是湿气。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述天气或空气湿度、谈论建筑或房间潮湿、健康与环境话题 dampness 是名词，表示‘潮湿、湿气’，属于中性偏正式的词，在口语中不如 damp 或 moisture 常用；通常用于描述天气、房间墙壁、衣物等潮湿的状态，也常见于建筑或健康话题。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The -ness words (darkness, happiness, sadness, weakness) share the same unstressed suffix /nəs/ as dampness, but the stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme with it. Damp and dampen share the initial /dæmp/ sound but not the final /nəs/. Note dampness is spelled with 'damp' + 'ness', not 'damn' + 'ness'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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