Word · Frequency #21877
dowdy
邋遢的；土气的
lacking in smartness or taste
- 1.
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
穿着朴素且不时髦的。
- 2.
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
缺乏时尚或整洁；邋遢的。
古板的；过时的；穿着朴素且不时髦的。；缺乏时尚或整洁；邋遢的。；过时的；懒散的
In use
She wore a dowdy old coat that her grandmother had given her.
The receptionist looked dowdy in her outdated uniform.
His dowdy apartment was filled with shabby, worn-out furniture.
dowdy + noun
dowdy 作定语修饰衣物、外表等，含有“土气、不时髦、邋遢”的贬义。
She wore a dowdy dress to the job interview.
她穿着一条过时的裙子去参加求职面试。
look/feel dowdy
dowdy 可用在 look、feel 等系动词后作表语，表示“显得/觉得邋遢、落伍”。
I felt dowdy compared with the other guests.
和其他客人相比，我觉得自己很土气。
the dowdiest + noun
比较级是 dowdier，最高级是 dowdiest，常用于批评衣着打扮。
Connections
Collocations
- dowdy clothes
- 土气的衣服
- She wore dowdy clothes to the interview.她穿着土气的衣服去面试。
- dowdy appearance
- 邋遢的外表
- His dowdy appearance made a poor impression.他邋遢的外表给人留下了不好的印象。
- dowdy dress
- 过时的连衣裙
- In the photo she is wearing a dowdy dress.照片里她穿着一条过时的连衣裙。
- dowdy look
- 土气的打扮
- She updated her dowdy look with a new haircut.她换了新发型，改变了自己土气的打扮。
- dowdy hairstyle
- 老气的发型
- Her dowdy hairstyle made her look older.她老气的发型让她显得更老。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dowdy 想成 dirty 的远亲：都带 d…d，记作‘邋遢、土气、过时’；或想象一条 dowdy 老土长裙拖到地上，又旧又懒散。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、fashion commentary、literary description 该词作形容词时，多用于描述衣着或外貌过时、不时尚，语气略带贬义；日常对话与书面描写中都比较常见，正式文体中较少使用，因此语体可视为混合。
Grammar Note
dowdies
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dowdy /ˈdaʊdi/ 押韵的有 rowdy、cloudy、howdy（均读 /aʊdi/）；注意拼写相近的 dowry /ˈdaʊri/、downy /ˈdaʊni/ 并不押韵。
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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