Word · Frequency #21630
dullness
迟钝；理解力差
the quality of being slow to understand
- 1.
The quality of being slow of understanding things.
理解迟钝。
- 2.
The quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
乏味、无聊或令人厌烦。
- 3.
Lack of interest or excitement.
缺乏兴趣或兴奋感。
- 4.
The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen.
缺乏光泽；不亮。
- 5.
bluntness.
钝。
- 6.
The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly.
感知或认识不清。
乏味；枯燥；暗淡；缺乏亮度；理解迟钝。；乏味、无聊或令人厌烦。；缺乏兴趣或兴奋感。
In use
His dullness in math class frustrated the teacher.
The dullness of the lecture made everyone yawn.
The dullness of the paint turned the room gloomy.
the dullness of noun
表示某事物缺乏趣味性。
The dullness of the movie made me fall asleep.
这部电影的乏味让我睡着了。
dullness in noun
表示某方面存在迟钝或缺乏活力。
There was a dullness in his voice that worried me.
他的声音中带着一种迟钝，让我担心。
Common mistakes
The story was very dullness.The story was very dull.
“Dullness”是名词，不能作表语形容词，应改为形容词“dull”。
Connections
Collocations
- mental dullness
- 思维迟钝；理解迟钝
- Chronic fatigue can cause mental dullness and poor concentration.慢性疲劳会导致思维迟钝和注意力不集中。
- dullness of hearing
- 听力减退；听觉迟钝
- The old man complained of a gradual dullness of hearing.老人抱怨听力逐渐减退。
- utter dullness
- 极度乏味；十分枯燥
- The meeting was an exercise in utter dullness.这次会议简直乏味至极。
- dullness of the market
- 市场清淡；市况低迷
- The dullness of the market has led to lower trading volume.市场清淡导致交易量下降。
- skin dullness
- 皮肤暗沉；肤色暗淡
- Lack of sleep is a common cause of skin dullness.睡眠不足是皮肤暗沉的常见原因。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 dull（钝的/乏味的）：一把钝刀切不动东西，让人提不起兴趣，加上 -ness 变名词，就是 dullness。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic or literary writing、everyday descriptions of objects or experiences dullness 是 dull 的名词形式，通常用于书面或较正式的表达，在口语中也能出现。具体含义要看搭配：形容事物时多指“乏味”，形容头脑或感知时多指“迟钝”，形容表面或刀刃时多指“暗淡/钝”。日常口语若觉得太正式，可换用 boredom、slowness、bluntness 等更具体的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 dullness /ˈdʌlnɪs/ 完全押韵。下面这些 -ness 结尾的词只是拼写相似，重读元音不同（例如 happiness 为 /hæ/，business 为 /bɪ/），不是真正的押韵。注意 business 看似押韵，但元音是 /ɪ/ 且后缀弱读，所以与 dullness 读音不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.